Haitians in Mexico

Haitians in Mexico

Haitian dancers at the 2011 Feria de las Culturas Amigas in Mexico City
Total population
940 Haitian-born residents (2010)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mexico City, Tijuana
Languages
Spanish, French, Haitian Creole
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Haitians, Haitian Americans, Haitian Brazilian, Haitian Canadians, Haitian Chilean

Haitians in Mexico are people born in Haiti or people of Haitian descent living in Mexico.

History

An amount of Haitians moved to Mexico during the presidency of François Duvalier in the 1970s, and relocated to Mexico City and other cities.[2]

After the 2010 Haitian earthquake, 324 Haitians relocated to Mexico via a Mexican naval ship from January 12 to late April 2010. According to the National Migration Institute (INM), each Haitian would be granted a "humanitarian visa," allowing them to work and study in Mexico, use public services, and travel to and from the country. The Haitians settled primarily in Mexico City, Pachuca, and Monterrey. Most of the Haitians who moved after the earthquake had relatives who were already living in Mexico.[3]

Haitians, as well as other migrants, took up residence in Tijuana, Baja California and other Mexican cities seeking entry to the United States.[4] According to the top immigration official in the state of Baja California, in a span of a few weeks in May and June 2016, stated that a large amount of the migrants arriving in Tijuana came from Haiti, but claim they are from African countries with which Mexico lacks diplomatic relations, in order to avoid being deported by Mexican authorities.[5]

Demographics

There are 940 Haitian-born people living in Mexico, as of 2010, according to the OCED.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "International Migration Database". OECD.
  2. ↑ Prosper, Jacqueline Colette (February 29, 2016). "What it's like to be Haitian-Mexican in Mexico: Five Afro-Latinos speak up about being bi-cultura". The Flama.
  3. ↑ "Haitians reunite with families in Mexico". Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Haitian, African migrants reach Mexico seeking access to US". Daily Mail. May 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Guerrero, Jean (June 2, 2016). "Haitian, African Migrants Stream Into Tijuana". KPBS.
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