Selectos pero desiguales: inmigrantes latinoamericanos en México (1990-2015)*

On the basis of multivariate statistical techniques, this article analyzes the socio-demographic and labor heterogeneity of Latin American immigration in Mexico (1990-2015) as part of intra-regional exchanges. The findings confirm the predominance of women and the high selectivity of Latin Americans born outside of Central America but residing in Mexico, and their improved economic insertion in relation to Mexicans and other Latin Americans. The contrast between groups with a greater and lesser migratory tradition to said country (Cubans and Argentineans; Colombians and Venezuelans), reveals demographic patterns consistent with this differentiation, and significant internal inequalities measured through their working income, in which both the origin of immigrants and the diversity of the labor markets in which they participate come into play.