Only 5,614 Foreigners Registered to Work in Mexico The Fulano Forum
go to original August 6, 2013

The National Immigration Institute (INM), reported that at March 31, 2103 there are 5,614 current work permits for foreigners, and there are 7,378 businesses, public institutions or non-governmental organization with permits to employ foreigners.

The Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection asked the INM to deliver information, specifically asking for information regarding authorized work permits, both expired and current permits for foreigners, broken down by gender, nationality, public and private businesses and organizations for the the year 2000 to date.

In response to an information request, INM said that the present administration of President Peña Neito had authorized 412 permits and had denied 331 work permit applications between December 2012 and March 31, 2013.

They added that the past administration, specifically between April 30, 2010 and November 30, 2012, had denied 7,738 work permit applications.

One person asked for the total foreigners, men and women, with permits to work in Mexico, which are current as of March, 2013, by nationality, presidential administration for Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto.

Also asked for were the total number of businesses, public institutions or non-governmental organization which have foreign employees with Mexican work permits. Also asked was the total number of foreigners deported, men and women, by the INM during the last three presidential administrations, and work permits denied since 2000 to date.

(Fulano's comment: The US issues about 75,000 work permits to foreigners per year.)

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