The Great Evasion: Human Mobility & Organized Crime in Mexico & Its Borders

Mexico finds itself at the epicenter of unprecedented migration flows. Governments, international organizations, and civil society institutions, however, choose to ignore the current weight of organized crime in the matter. I shape the central thesis of this essay through an account of the phenomeno...

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Published in:Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2023-01, Vol.152 (2), p.86-99
Main Author: Aguayo, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borders
Civil society
Crime
Evasion
International organizations
Migration
Mobility
Organized crime
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Summary:Mexico finds itself at the epicenter of unprecedented migration flows. Governments, international organizations, and civil society institutions, however, choose to ignore the current weight of organized crime in the matter. I shape the central thesis of this essay through an account of the phenomenon’s evolution, starting in the 1970s. I conclude by analyzing the ongoing migration issue along Mexico’s borders with Central America and the United States, while offering recommendations to improve conditions of a migratory problematic made worse by the denial of its existence.
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192
DOI:10.1162/daed_a_01994