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Salvadoran Mexicans

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Salvadoran Mexicans
salvadoreño-mexicanos
Total population
10,315 El Salvador-born residents (2017)[1]
Unknown number of Mexicans of Salvadoran descent
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Salvadorans, Salvadoran diaspora

Salvadoran Mexicans (Spanish: salvadoreño-mexicanos) are people of Salvadoran descent living in Mexico.

Migration history

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The largest wave of Salvadorans arrived in Mexico as refugees during the Salvadoran Civil War.

Demographics

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During the 2010 Census, there were 8,088 El Salvador-born individuals registered as living in Mexico.[2] According to the Salvadoran consul in Mexico José Antonio Domínguez Mena, as of December 2016 only 10% to 15% of Salvadoran nationals were registered with the Instituto Nacional de Migración.[3]

Institutions

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  • Asociación Salvadoreña Mexicana, A. C.
  • Asociación de Salvadoreños residentes en Jalisco

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Table 1: Total migrant stock at mid-year by origin and by major area, region, country or area of destination, 2017". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. p. 69. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ^ "De los salvadoreños en México, sólo 15% está registrado en el INM". www.elfinanciero.com.mx. Retrieved 4 August 2017.