Mexico’s Changing Demographics in an Era of Reform

Mexico’s Changing Demographics in an Era of Reform

Examining demographic data in detail demonstrates that immigration has clearly increased. Census data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) show that the number of foreigners living in Mexico increased by 95 percent from 2000 to 2010. Of the 961,121 foreign-born people living in Mexico in 2010, 738,103 were from the United States. The 2010 Mexican Census reports that the foreign-born population trends young, with about 56 percent between the ages of 20 and 39. While this is a small percentage of the 116 million people in the country, it does suggest that as Mexico grows, workers will continue to vote with their feet. The other side of this story, however, is what is happening within the general Mexican population.

I tell everyone I can that Mexico is booming and the Boomers in the US will be flowing like water south across the border. We apparently need the immigrants into the US to provide cheap labor and Mexico will benefit from the assets brought into the country from the US and Canada.  Who of us can resist the warm weather?