Movilidad humana en México

Abstract

The objective was to describe the state of the art of three relevant categories regarding human mobility of adults who move to the United States mainly from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela and Mexico: a) driving factors, b) risks they face during the journey and c) consequences that the experience as a whole generates in the psychosocial, family, physical and mental health dimensions. Based on the review of various studies, the knowledge generated in the first decades of the 21st century on the continent is described. The findings indicated that the driving factors are mainly socioeconomic, political, environmental, the search for educational opportunities and family reunification. During the journey there is vulnerability and risks with multiple experiences of victimization, social and contextual violence. It is concluded that human mobility brings with it psychosocial consequences such as mental health problems, grief, family rearrangements, stigmatization, social and labor exclusion.