Minors migrants repatriated unaccompanied in Reynosa, Tamaulipas: A descriptive analysis of the migration flow

Authors

  • Cynthia Marisol Vargas-Orozco Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán. Coordinación de Criminología. Calle 16 y Lago de Chapala s/n. Col. Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. C.P. 87000
  • Arturo Arrona-Palacios Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán. Coordinación de Criminología. Calle 16 y Lago de Chapala s/n. Col. Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. C.P. 87000
  • Karla Villarreal-Sotelo Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán. Coordinación de Criminología. Calle 16 y Lago de Chapala s/n. Col. Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México. C.P. 87000
  • Rafael Sánchez-Vázquez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídico Políticas, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales. 4 sur 104, Centro Histórico, Puebla, México. C.P. 72000.
  • Francisco Javier Gorjón-Gómez Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Derecho, Cuerpo Académico de Derecho Comparado. Avenida Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L., México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v6i3.52

Keywords:

Migrant children, migratory flow, vulnerability, MMNA.

Abstract

The migration of children and young people has traditionally been understood as part of a strategy to looking for family togetherness. The phenomenon of children and young people who travel alone across international borders is becoming more frequent. The migration of unaccompanied minors is but a manifestation of the changes that migration processes are experienced in recent years. Faced with this problem, the study description makes a reflection on the causes and factors that motivate migration of unaccompanied minors, who were repatriated across the border from Reynosa, Tamaulipas- McAllen, Texas (USA), during the study period from January 2008 to December 2009. Just as the dominant genre of migration flows, the age range and nationality.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Vargas-Orozco, C. M., Arrona-Palacios, A., Villarreal-Sotelo, K., Sánchez-Vázquez, R., & Gorjón-Gómez, F. J. (2012). Minors migrants repatriated unaccompanied in Reynosa, Tamaulipas: A descriptive analysis of the migration flow. CienciaUAT, 6(3), 06-13. https://doi.org/10.29059/cienciauat.v6i3.52

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3: January-June 2012

Section

Social Science