For decades, the Mexican diaspora was largely viewed as a source of remittances and a consular issue. That perspective is now outdated. Today, Mexico’s local governments face a far broader asset: a transnational network of talent, investment, political influence, cultural consumption, and business connections that can strengthen the country’s position with partners across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The scale of this phenomenon speaks for itself. In 2023, 10.9 million M

For years, the so-called State 33 was treated in Mexico as a sentimental metaphor: a beloved community, valuable for remittances, visible during political campaigns and often absent from the hard design of foreign policy. That approach is no longer sufficient. Today, the Mexican diaspora operates as a strategic actor in diplomacy, not only because of its size, but because of its ability to connect markets, universities, local governments, technology networks and political cap

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In 2025, the Mexican diaspora is not only one of the largest migrant communities in the world but also an emerging political, economic,...