American immigration to Mexico
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American Mexicans (Spanish: estadounidense-mexicanos) are Mexicans of full or partial Americans heritage, who are either born in, or descended from migrants from the United States and its territories.
Total population | |
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899,311 United States-born residents of Mexico (2017)[1] 1,359 Puerto Rico-born residents of Mexico (2017)[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of American descent | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Mérida, Cancún, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Puebla, Cuernavaca, San Luis Potosí, Mazatlán, Saltillo, Mexicali, Ciudad Juárez, Rosarito, Ensenada and rural regions and towns of Baja California Sur, Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Quintana Roo, State of Mexico, Sonora, Zacatecas, Chiapas and Tamaulipas | |
Languages | |
Mexican Spanish, American English | |
Religion | |
Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, minority of Judaism and Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Americans and American diaspora |
Americans are a significant demographic group in Mexico. As of 2020, over 65% of immigrants to Mexico are from the United States,[2] and Mexico hosts the largest number of US emigrants. Many members of the American Mexican community have dual nationality, and among them are entrepreneurs, businessmen, sports professionals, entertainers, artists, religious ministers, academics, and students.