Resumen

TORRE-CANTALAPIEDRA, Eduardo  y  YEE-QUINTERO, José Carlos. Mexico, a Vertical Border? Policies to Control Irregular Migration and Its Results, 2007-2016. LiminaR [online]. 2018, vol.16, n.2, pp.87-104. ISSN 2007-8900.

The objective of this paper is to analyze the extent to which Mexican migration policy has made Mexico an extensive border for irregular migrants in transit to the United States, the so-called “vertical border.” To this end, it examines Mexican control policies, including relevant legislation, with emphasis on the last decade (2007-2016). In addition, the policy implemented over the same period and some results are analyzed using various administrative data sources. We conclude that during the past decade, the general strategy of containment created a stable “vertical border,” and the way that strategy was implemented generated a differentiated behavior in migratory control practices.

Palabras llave : international migration; Mexican migration policies; transit migration; borders; Central Americans.