National Institute of Migration (Mexico)

The National Institute of Migration (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dependent on the Secretariat of the Interior that controls and supervises migration in the country.

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Controversy and public demonstrations against

Several occasions he has been connected to this body, as one of the key agencies who use violence when "secure" foreign elements are introduced to Mexico on a temporary basis (primarily Central American).

Another factor that has led to the rejection of Mexican society, racism is engaged in the immigration inspections because Mexican people confuse having dark skin with some citizens of Central American origin. This "filter" inspection is considered Neo-Nazi , because according to some experts, it is possible that in the XXI century and in times of globalization, continue to exercise these techniques are offensive to human dignity is to classify certain ethnic groups or simply by hehco to have a different skin than most. It also has been linked to some members of this unit, direct link to human traffickers, since the salary earned by these employees does not justify the magnanimous sets monthly income. Journalists and civilians have been attacked and even removed them by force, their working tools (cell phones, camcorders, etc ...) when looking for some information relevenate about any topic related to them, as little time preferred to clarify the facts .

Offices

Since 1999, the INM approved the increase from 16 to 32 regional offices, one for every state of Mexico and the Federal District. It also has 45 migration stations concentrated on border states (land), Mexico City (air) and the Gulf of Mexico (sea). These stations are:

State City State City
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes Guerrero Acapulco
Baja California Mexicali Zihuatanejo
Tijuana Michoacán Morelia
Baja California Sur Los Cabos Oaxaca La Ventosa
Campeche Campeche Oaxaca
Ciudad del Carmen Salina Cruz
Escárcega San Pedro Tapantepec
Chiapas Ciudad Cuauhtémoc Quintana Roo Cancún
Ciudad Hidalgo Chetumal
Comitán San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí
Echegaray Sinaloa Mazatlán
El Hueyate Sonora Agua Prieta
El Manguito Tabasco La Venta
Frontera Colozal Temosique
Huehuetán Villahermosa
Mazapa de Madero Tamaulipas Matamoros
Palenque Miguel Alemán
Playa de Catazaja Nuevo Laredo
San Cristobal de las Casas Reynosa
San Gregorio Chamic Tampico
Talismán Veracruz Acayucán
Tapachula El Fortín
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Veracruz
Chihuahua Yucatán Mérida
Distrito Federal AICM Zacatecas Zacatecas
Iztapalapa

Paisano program

During the Presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the Paisano program was created to assist Mexican nationals returning to Mexico for temporary visits.

Immigration statistics

2004

By outcome
  • Deported out of Mexico: 211,218
  • Detained in Mexico: 215,695
By country of origin:
By reason of entry
Tourists: 8,770,686
Business travelers: 413,619
Other: 10,430,405
By country:
By state of residence:
  • Chiapas: 1,571
  • Federal District: 517
  • Baja California: 305
  • Jalisco: 266
  • Quintana Roo: 222
  • Tamaulipas: 275
  • Campeche: 160
  • Chihuahua: 119
  • Veracruz: 108
By gender:
  • Women: 2,214
  • Men: 2,159

External links

Official site (Spanish)