Pablo Yankelevich is Professor at El Colegio de México’s Center of Historical Studies. A full member of the Mexican Academy of History and a regular member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Yankelevich specializes in the political history of contemporary Latin America, the history of the Mexican Revolution, the history of exiles and political refugees in Latin America, and the history of migration in Mexico.Quentin Pope is a freelance translator and editor based in Mexico.

• 0. Introduction 1. Forging the Nation 2. The Migration Service: Regulatory Framework and Institutional Flaws 3. The Migration Business 4. Foreigners’ Naturalization and Restricted Citizenship 5. Naturalized Mexicans: Numbers and Management

Pablo Yankelevich is Professor at El Colegio de México’s Center of Historical Studies. A full member of the Mexican Academy of History and a regular member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Yankelevich specializes in the political history of contemporary Latin America, the history of the Mexican Revolution, the history of exiles and political refugees in Latin America, and the history of migration in Mexico.Quentin Pope is a freelance translator and editor based in Mexico.

• 0. Introduction 1. Forging the Nation 2. The Migration Service: Regulatory Framework and Institutional Flaws 3. The Migration Business 4. Foreigners’ Naturalization and Restricted Citizenship 5. Naturalized Mexicans: Numbers and Management

Pablo Yankelevich is Professor at El Colegio de México’s Center of Historical Studies. A full member of the Mexican Academy of History and a regular member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Yankelevich specializes in the political history of contemporary Latin America, the history of the Mexican Revolution, the history of exiles and political refugees in Latin America, and the history of migration in Mexico.Quentin Pope is a freelance translator and editor based in Mexico.

• 0. Introduction 1. Forging the Nation 2. The Migration Service: Regulatory Framework and Institutional Flaws 3. The Migration Business 4. Foreigners’ Naturalization and Restricted Citizenship 5. Naturalized Mexicans: Numbers and Management