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- ↑ Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior 2010 Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "America_2011". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ↑ Censo de Población y Vivienda 2000
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