Mexicans
Let an agent describe Mexicans as a national and cultural group with official statistics and attribution, describe diaspora communities and internal diversity, present identity and migration questions neutrally, and route to entries for specific communities.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Mexicans as a national and cultural group with official statistics and attribution, describe diaspora communities and internal diversity, present identity and migration questions neutrally, and route to entries for specific communities.
The citizens and nationals of Mexico and people of Mexican descent, forming a population of about 130 million in Mexico and a diaspora of about 40 million people of Mexican origin, chiefly in the United States as Mexican Americans, with identity shaped by Indigenous, Spanish and other heritages, Mexican Spanish and Indigenous languages, and regional cultures such as ranchero culture; the population includes immigrant communities of Guatemalan, Palestinian, Lebanese and other origins, and Mexican American activists and LGBT Mexican Americans have shaped civil rights and cultural movements.
What it is for: Not applicable; a people.
It can be describe population and identity; relay diaspora statistics; describe diversity; present migration questions neutrally.
Distinguishing features
Mestizo and Indigenous heritage
Large US diaspora
Regional cultures
National identity
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a people.
Physical character
population of Mexico: about 130 million - INEGI
people of Mexican origin in the US: about 37 million - US Census estimates
How it is recognised
Nationals of Mexico and people of Mexican descent
Mexican Americans, Mexican diaspora, regional cultures, immigrant-origin communities
Hispanic and Latino are broader categories; Mexican Americans are a US population
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
are nationals of - the country
form - in the United States
In practice
Families and kinds
Mexicans in Mexico by region
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Mexican Americans and the Mexican diaspora
Mexicans of immigrant origin such as Guatemalan, Palestinian and Lebanese Mexicans
cultural communities such as ranchero culture
Mexican American activists and LGBT Mexican Americans
Standards and regulation
Mexican nationality law
US immigration and citizenship law for the diaspora
Census categories in Mexico and the United States
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping
Presenting migration debates as settled
Conflating Mexican with Hispanic or Latino
Stale statistics
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who Mexicans are.
Attribution.
Identity
Identity.
Identity
Identity.
- Who are Mexicans, and how is national identity described by scholars and by Mexicans themselves? definition
- Is the question about Mexicans in Mexico, Mexican Americans or a specific community? boundary
Diversity
Diversity.
Diversity
Diversity.
- How diverse is the Mexican population in heritage, language and region, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Diaspora Diaspora.
Sources.
US
Mexican Americans.
US
US.
- What are the size, history and civil rights movements of Mexican Americans, with attribution? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Migration
Migration.
Migration
Migration.
- What do data and research say about Mexican migration, with positions on policy attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Culture Culture.
Context.
Regional
Regional cultures.
Regional
Regional.
- What are regional cultures such as ranchero culture, and how do they shape music, food and identity? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific culture? action
Arts
Arts and movements.
Arts
Arts.
- How have Mexican and Mexican American artists, activists and LGBT communities shaped culture, with attribution? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Mexican identity form through Indigenous civilisations, colonisation, independence and revolution? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of Mexico? action
Immigrants
Immigrant communities.
Immigrants
Immigrants.
- How have Guatemalan, Palestinian, Lebanese and other immigrant communities become part of Mexico? provenance
- Which entry fits immigration to Mexico? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should Mexican Americans be the primary linked entry for the diaspora?
- How should official statistics be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subgroups and movements; should they be split off?