34. 墨西哥居于拉丁美洲最大移民潮的中间位置，是移民的来源国、过境国、目的地和返回国。美洲有 630 万移民儿童，占全球总数的五分之一。32 移民中有打算进入美利坚合众国的墨西哥人或进入墨西哥以此为目的地国或希望过境前往美国的另一国家儿童。近年来，抵达墨西哥和在墨西哥非正规流动的儿童人数剧增；他们主要来自中美洲国家。33 据儿童基金会墨西哥办事处，2013 年至 2015年墨西哥移民当局发现的无人陪伴移民儿童人数增加 3.3 倍。
34. Mexico, situated in the middle of the biggest flow of migration in Latin America, is a country of origin, transit, destination and return of migrants. The Americas are home to 6.3 million child migrants, one fifth of the global total.32 The migrants are of Mexican origin intending to enter the United States of America or children of another nationality who enter Mexico as a country of destination or transit on their way to the United States. In recent years, the arrival and irregular movement of children in Mexico has increased enormously; they come mainly from Central American countries.33 According to UNICEF Mexico, the number of unaccompanied migrant children who were detected by Mexican immigration authorities increased by a factor of 3.3 between 2013 and 2015.