Mexicans in Spain: Demographic and symbolic dimension of a qualified migration

Mexican migration to Spain has been poorly studied due to their high socio-economic profile, their small number compared to other immigrant groups in that country, and the lesser importance of Spain in Mexican diaspora. However, its analysis will be of great interest, as it will provide valuable kno...

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Autores: Domingo i Valls, Andreu, Pizarro Hernández , Karina, Treviño Maruri , Rocío
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/2018
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/2018
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:México
España
migraciones cualificadas
negocio étnico
demografía
Mexico
Spain
skilled migration
ethnic minority business
demography
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Sumario:Mexican migration to Spain has been poorly studied due to their high socio-economic profile, their small number compared to other immigrant groups in that country, and the lesser importance of Spain in Mexican diaspora. However, its analysis will be of great interest, as it will provide valuable knowledge about the settlement of Mexican elites outside the central nucleus of their diaspora. With a mixed methodology, combining quantitative and qualitative ethnographic information of 19 in-depth interviews, this paper studies the elements that, from a demographic and symbolic perspective, allow the categorization and distinction of the Mexican population residing in Spain as a qualified population. Finally, we reflect on the possibility that this migration constitutes an emerging phenomenon that may give rise to migratory chains that expand their volume and sociodemographic range.