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Sikhs in Mexico are a religious minority in Mexico. There is estimated to be no more than 1,000 Sikhs living in Mexico, with most residing in Mexico City and the Naucalpan region.


History


1900s–1950

Sikh migration to Mexico started in the early 1900s from Punjab Province (British India). Sikhs were migrating in large numbers for economic opportunities in United States and Canada. However, due to the U.S. Immigration Act of 1917, some Sikhs ended up staying in Mexico. As many Sikhs had difficulty with entry in the United States in the following decades, some Sikh farmers settled in Mexico and married Mexican women.


1950–2000

In the 1980s Yogi Bhajan visited Mexico City, introducing
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, which led to a large number of his students converting to Sikhism from Catholicism.


2000s–Present

In 2016, Sikh-American actor
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was initially barred from his Aeroméxico flight from Mexico City to New York because of his turban. In 2022, the federal government of Mexico agreed to offer asylum to 141
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refugees based humanitarian grounds.


Gurdwara

There is currently one fully functioning Gurdwara, which is located in Tecamachalco,
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, close to the border with Mexico City.


Mexican Sikh organisations

* Sikh Dharma Mexico


Notable Sikhs from Mexico

* Babaji Singh
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credited with translating the Guru Granth Sahib into Spanish.


See also

* Punjabi Mexican Americans *
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References

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