▁and ▁lingu istic ▁her itage ▁or ▁identity , ▁who ▁identify ▁themselves ▁as ▁Arab . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Mexico ' s ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Arab s ▁are ▁of ▁Leb an ese , ▁Sy rian , ▁Ira qi , ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁descent . ▁ ▁The ▁inter - eth nic ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁community , ▁regardless ▁of ▁religious ▁affili ation , ▁is ▁very ▁high ; ▁most ▁community ▁members ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁parent ▁who ▁has ▁Arab ▁eth nic ity . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁the ▁ ▁Arab ▁community ▁in ▁Mexico ▁shows ▁marked ▁language ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁only ▁Arab ic . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁speak ▁any ▁mainly ▁Arab ic , ▁and ▁such ▁knowledge ▁is ▁often ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁basic ▁words . ▁Instead ▁the ▁majority , ▁especially ▁those ▁of ▁younger ▁gener ations , ▁speak ▁Spanish ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁language . ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Spanish ▁have ▁coll ided ▁in ▁Mexico ▁as ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁languages ▁and ▁put ▁into ▁one ▁which ▁is ▁spoken ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁Arab ic . ▁ ▁M igration ▁history ▁ ▁Arab ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Mexico ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁R ough ly ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Arab ic - spe akers ▁settled ▁in ▁Mexico ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁period . ▁They ▁came ▁mostly ▁from ▁Leb anon , ▁and ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁significant ▁numbers ▁in ▁N ay ar it , ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁P