Return migration of Mexican migrants in the XXI century

Abstract

The migration of Mexicans to the United States is as old as the return of migrants, however, it is recent the study of what has been considered the contemporary returned migrant since the significantly increased of the volume after 2007; this is attributed to the economic crisis in the United States and the recent immigration policies which are more restrictive. It is referred by several authors that the current return migrant is different than the olden days, for what is very important to us introduce this article with multiple scales analysis (national, regional, state and by location) where the return migrant is coming and their sociodemographic characteristics according to information from the Census of Population and Housing 2010.

Revista Población y Desarrollo: Argonautas y Caminantes, Vol. 11, 2015: 23-36