Mexican Immigrant Associations in the United States: Challenges and Achievements in Current Times

Abstract

In a context characterized by the public and political debate on Mexican immigration to the United States, as a result of its high density, settlement, and wide distribution, there has also been an increasing public, political, and academic interest on community organizations forged by immigrants. This article examines the rise and growing importance of these associations and federations of Mexican immigrants in the United States, based on their hometowns in Mexico. The paper assesses their initial development and their significant achievements in both nations during the last decades, as well as some of the key organizational challenges they face in their future.