Mexicans in Germany
Mexican party in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 14,156 (2012) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Berlin, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, German | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism and Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Mexicans, Amerindian Mexicans, mestizo Mexicans |
Mexicans in Germany refers to the Mexican population in Germany and their German-born descendants.
According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, the Mexican population is concentrated mostly in the federal states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, both in southern Germany and Berlin. Substantial populations also exist in Lower Saxony and Rhineland in northwestern Germany, which is the fourth largest community of Mexicans abroad; and the second in Europe after Spain. There are currently 16 registered Mexican-German companies. Among the main activities include the realization of socio-cultural, some in coordination with embassy events, which highlight the history, lifestyle and traditions of Mexican culture and arousing interest in German public for Mexico. Mexican associations are staunch allies in case of emergency actions as natural meteors that happen in Mexico, and one of them, the Mexican-German Society AC (Deutsch-Gesellschaft eV Mexikanische), which brings together a select group of industrialists and businessmen Germans, supports various infrastructure projects, education and indigenous communities.
The unemployment that has affected the upper middle class of Mexico and the pursuit of professional development of young Mexican graduates of public and private universities has made Germany a preferred destination for Mexican immigrants, with the Mexican community having most have grown in recent years compared to other Hispanic American communities who have had a strong presence in this country (such as Cuba, Chile and Colombia). In 2014, the Mexican population is estimated to be from 12,000 to 15,000 people, mostly between 20–40 years of age and upper middle-class or upper-class; work and educational opportunities are not the only main attraction, also mobility to other countries in the European Union, the marital bonds and bi-national efforts between Mexico and the European Union has benefited the descendants of Germans and other European countries born in Mexico.
The economic crisis in Spain and the lack of employment in Italy has made Mexicans are moving into Germany, which is getting Mexican transmigrants, who had arrived in other European countries, but that the economic and political difficulties in them is forcing them to emigrate again without the possibility to return to Mexico. The European Union has noted that Mexicans based on the continent have only changed their residence to countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden and Norway and the United Kingdom, of which Germany is where most displaced Mexicans are concentrating.
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