Ethnic entrepreneurship in the United States: Considerations as an economic strategy for the Mexican population

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of ethnic entrepreneurship as an economic strategy adopted by the Mexican migrant population in the United States, exploring its characteristics, advantages, challenges, and the socioeconomic context that drives it. To carry out this article on ethnic entrepreneurship among the Mexican population in the United States, a qualitative methodology of documentary analysis and theoretical review was used. Through this review, the article constructs an interpretive framework that explains how and why Mexican migrants turn to self-employment and the creation of businesses linked to their cultural identity, highlighting both the facilitating factors and the structural barriers that impact their entrepreneurial experience. The article seeks to examine how ethnic entrepreneurship emerges as an alternative to the difficulties of formal labor insertion for Mexican migrants, especially undocumented immigrants, in the US market. It also describes the specificities of ethnic businesses, focused on products and services related to Mexican culture and traditions, aimed primarily at market niches formed by the migrant community itself.