Migrants in Mexico face barriers to rights and integration

Migrants in Mexico face significant barriers to exercising their legal rights and accessing essential services. A report by Racismo MX, titled ‘Semillas en trayectoria’, indicates that the integration index for people in mobility situations has reached 0.60 on a scale where 1 represents ideal integration. The study highlights that obstacles in health, housing, education, employment, justice, and financial services are often exacerbated by racial characteristics, ethnic origin, and nationality.

Specific vulnerabilities are noted for LGBTQ+ migrants. According to the Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI), there is a critical lack of statistical data regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIESC) within Mexican migratory databases. This absence of differentiated data prevents the development of effective public policies to protect this community, which often flees violence, hate crimes, and systemic discrimination in their home countries.

In Central America, data from UNHCR shows that 88% of asylum seekers from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador experienced sexual and gender-based violence in their countries of origin. In Mexico, approximately 36.3% of migrants perceive difficulties in accessing public health services, a higher rate than the 33.2% reported by the local population.