Cultural and Territorial Effects of Mexican International Migration

Abstract

Mexico is one of the top five source countries of migrants in the world. Migrants move within a geographical and social fabric, building networks among them, but also with those who "stay behind”, so that the latter receive indirect influences of migratory flows. Speaking of mobility, international migration, ordinariness and territory, the spatial aspect regarding social interactions can monitor changes generated by migration, which impact on individuals, families, communities, society and territories; providing an opportunity to reflect on the experiences and meanings of migration.