Mexico has a second foreign policy. It was not born in a foreign ministry. It was built by millions of Mexicans who work, pay taxes, send money, open businesses, vote, defend their identity, and negotiate every day with schools, banks, hospitals, unions, companies, and governments beyond the national territory. That is the uncomfortable truth, the Mexican diaspora already operates as a parallel diplomacy. The problem is not that Mexico lacks global influence. The problem

Speaking of the Mexican diaspora as merely a network of family support is no longer sufficient. Today, it is an economic, political, and technological actor with the capacity to influence Mexico’s public discourse and to build bridges with its trade partners across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The scale makes this clear: Mexico remains one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, while the International Monetary Fund projects moderate economic gro

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 That perspective is now outdated.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,...