Salvadoran Mexicans Explained

Group:	Salvadoran Mexicans salvadoreño-mexicanos
Population:	10,315 El Salvador-born residents (2017)^[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of Salvadoran descent
Langs:	Spanish
Related:	Salvadorans, Salvadoran diaspora

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

Migration history

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

Demographics

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

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

See also

• El Salvador–Mexico relations
  • Salvadoran diaspora Ethnic groups in Mexico

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 . 17 August 2018.
2. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010. National Institute of Statistics and Geography. 12 June 2015. 69.
3. Web site: De los salvadoreños en México, sólo 15% está registrado en el INM. www.elfinanciero.com.mx. 4 August 2017.