Abstract

TUIRAN, Rodolfo. Mexican migration towards the United States: the close reforms and future challenges. Pap. poblac [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.48, pp.09-31. ISSN 2448-7147.

This article emphasizes the increasing importance of the mexican migration to the United States and examinates its distinctive characteristics and some of the present and future challenges for Mexico derived from this phenomenon. It examines briefly one of the few attempts to negotiate some responses of both governments to face this phenomenon from a bilateral perspective. It also concentrates its attention to the recent legislative action in the United States with the goal of evaluating some of the posible consequences for Mexico derived from the hypothetical implementation of such measures as the reinforcement of border control, a temporary workers program and the legalization of a huge number of undocumented migrants. Finally, this article considers that the debate about immigration reform in the United States should push Mexico to review its own policy on this matter.

Keywords : international migration; Mexican migration; migratory policy; migratory reforms; migratory negotiations; United States; Mexico.