National Institute of Migration
- National Institute of Migration
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.
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:
"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
* People who traveled to other countries through Mexico: 114,000
* Number of undocumented immigrants::By outcome:*Deported out of Mexico: 211,218:*Detained in Mexico: 215,695:By country of origin::* Guatemala: 42.9%:* Honduras: 33.7%:* El Salvador: 17.9%:* Nicaragua: 1.3%:* Other: 4.2%
* Foreign visitors registered and documented: 23,048,000
* Foreign people, permanently residing in Mexico, re-entering the country: 1,582
* Temporary workers from Guatemala re-entering the country: 41,894
* Foreign people entering the country temporarily: 19,614,710:By reason of entry: Tourists: 8,770,686: Business travelers: 413,619: Other: 10,430,405
* People who entered to apply for residencey: 8,513
* People who received Mexican citizenship: 1,582
* People who regularized their immigration status: 4,373:By country::* Guatemala: 1,332:* Honduras: 1,046:* El Salvador: 492:* Colombia: 307:* Nicaragua: 161:* Peru: 155:* Other countries: 650: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
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