STATISTICAL DATA ON MIGRATION FLOWS A PROPOSAL BY
STATISTICAL DATA ON MIGRATION FLOWS: A PROPOSAL BY MEXICO Graciela Martínez Caballero Migration Policy Unit Panama, July 13 -14, 2016
POPULATION MOVEMENTS (A GENERAL CONCEPTUAL SCHEME) MOVEMENT ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS NON-MIGRATORY MOVEMENT ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION The (regular) movement of tourists, business persons or others who do not intend to live in the country of destination. Temporary residents Permanent residents TRANSIT MIGRATION Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB. Information obtained from reports of SOPEMI and SICREMI The movement of persons intending to change their place of residence, and the country of origin and the country of destination are different from the country of transit of these (irregular) migrants.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR STATISTICAL REPORTS a) Information by gender b) Age groups c) Migration status d) Country of nationality e) Status of boys, girls and adolescents regarding accompaniment
CLASSIFICATION OF IRREGULAR ALIENS, BY MIGRATION PROCESS Detained Sheltered Migration Station Adults and boys, girls and adolescents under 18 of age Deported Returned Assisted Return Adults and boys, girls and adolescents under 18 of age The statistical data are based on the administrative records generated at the migration stations of the National Institute of Migration.
CRITERIA FOR PUBLISHING INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE Aliens Detained Cases of irregular migrants for whom an administrative detention process is initiated for not demonstrating their migration status, as established in Articles 99, 112 & 113 of the Immigration Law and Article 222 of its Bylaws. Aliens Returned Cases of aliens repatriated to their country of origin by Mexican immigration authorities; the resolutions are divided into deported persons and persons repatriated under assisted return processes, including boys, girls and adolescents, as follows:
NOTES CONCERNING DATA ON BOYS, GIRLS AND ADOLESCENTS Reporting by Age groups Status Regarding Accompaniment • Boys and girls under 11 years of age (0 -11 years). • Adolescents: Persons between 12 and 17 years of age, under 18 years of age (12 -17 years). • Accompanied: A boy, girl or adolescent accompanied by a blood relative (an adult) or legal guardian. • Unaccompanied: A boy, girl or adolescent who is not accompanied by a blood relative (an adult) or legal guardian. The definitions are based on the Immigration Law and the General Law on Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents.
Central Americans at the Southern Border of Mexico A LIST OF NATIONALITIES SUBJECT TO NON-REFOULEMENT AND PROTECTED BY UNHCR Nationalities that have historically been subject to Non-Refoulement Absence of consular representation in Mexico, because it has not been possible to obtain identity and travel documents through their embassies in other countries in Mexico, or because their consulates do not issue a safe-conduct for the alien. Nationalities protected by UNHCR If they are not granted refugee status, an alternative complementary protection should be granted to ensure that they are not repatriated to their countries of origin, since appropriate conditions for their return do not exist in these countries. Afghanistan Guinea Myanmar Angola Antigua and Barbuda India Oman Eritrea Algeria Jordania Qatar Liberia Armenia Kazakhstan Rwanda Iraq Bangladesh Kenia Senegal Somalia Barbados Kyrgyzstan Sierra Leone Sudan Belarus Kuwait Syria Burkina-Faso Liberia Sri Lanka Cambodia Libya Mauritania Suriname Cameroon Moldova Tanzania Congo Mongolia Uganda Croatia Montenegro Uzbekistan Ethiopia Mozambique Zambia Ghana Zimbabwe 7
A LIST OFSTATISTICAL MATRIXES ON EXTRAREGIONAL OR EXTRACONTINENTAL MIGRATION FLOWS Table 1. Entries by air, by continent and country of nationality; Table 2. Detained irregular aliens, by continent and country of nationality; Table 3. Returned (deported) aliens repatriated directly by immigration authorities, by continent and country of nationality; Table 4. Regularized aliens, by continent and country of nationality; Table 5. Aliens with an order to exit or leave the country (by their own means), by continent and country of nationality; Table 6. Refugee status applicants, by continent and country of nationality; Table 8. Aliens who were granted complementary protection or another type of admission for humanitarian reasons other than refugee status, by continent and country of nationality; Table 7. Aliens who were granted refugee status, by continent and country of nationality; Table 9. Aliens who were granted a temporary residence permit, by continent and country of nationality; Table 10. Aliens who were granted permanent residence, by continent and country of nationality.
PROPOSED MATRIX TO COLLECT STATISTICAL DATA The data refer to cases of regular entries of aliens to the country through border and immigration control posts. Only the figures for entries by air are available for Mexico.
PROPOSED MATRIX TO COLLECT STATISTICAL DATA Cases of regular entry of aliens to the country, by international airport of departure.
PROPOSED MATRIX TO COLLECT STATISTICAL DATA Cases of irregular migrants for whom an administrative detention process was initiated for not demonstrating their migration status. For Mexico, the legal basis is established in the Immigration Law and its Bylaws.
PROPOSED MATRIX TO COLLECT STATISTICAL DATA Cases of irregular migrants repatriated to their country of origin by Mexican immigration authorities; the resolutions are divided into deported persons and persons repatriated under assisted return processes, including boys, girls and adolescents. For Mexico, the legal basis is established in the Immigration Law and its Bylaws.
PROPOSED MATRIX TO COLLECT STATISTICAL DATA
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