Social segregation of indigenous migrants in Mexico: An overview from Monterrey

Social segregation of indigenous migrants in Mexico: An overview from Monterrey

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In Mexico, rural to urban migration is a clearly noticeable phenomenon.During the last few years, there has been spontaneous growth in the migration of indigenous people towards the northern cities of Mexico, especially to Monterrey, in search of employment.Once the migrants arrive in this amina muaddi scarpe trasparenti metropolis, they face difficulties adjusting and adapting to the city environment because of hidden discrimination.

The main argument and hypothesis of this paper is that indigenous people isolate themselves and segregate themselves socially due to fear of here (cultural and racial) discrimination and violence.For this study, data were obtained from fieldwork carried out during 2009 and 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico, where we interviewed 350 indigenous people that had moved there from different parts of the country.