In recent decades, the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, has become one the top states in Mexico with the highest international migration, primarily to the United States. The Oaxacan state government estimates that there are about two million migrants from Oaxaca currently living in the United States. It also estimates that yearly about 25,000 Oaxacans emigrate and about 25,000 return.
The focus of this presentation will be on La Casa del Migrante de Oaxaca, which is a project in development to assist the general international migrant population of the state of Oaxaca. It will offer services focused on human rights, with a gender and diversity perspective, an intercultural perspective and community perspective.