8 2 3 ▁Venez uel an ▁Mex icans ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 , 0 6 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁ 3 5 7 % ▁increase ▁of ▁Venez uel an - born ▁individuals ▁living ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁granted ▁ 9 7 5 ▁Venez uel ans ▁permanent ▁identification ▁cards ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 5 ▁months ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁alone , ▁a ▁number ▁that ▁double d ▁that ▁of ▁Venez uel ans ▁granted ▁ID ▁cards ▁altogether ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁represented ▁ 3 5 % ▁of ▁all ▁Venez uel an ▁Mex icans ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Venez uel ans ▁sur pass ed ▁Americans ▁( histor ically , ▁first ) ▁for ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁work ▁vis as ▁granted . ▁The ▁ 1 , 1 8 3 ▁vis as ▁granted ▁in ▁June ▁were ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁increase ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 8 1 ▁granted ▁in ▁May . ▁The ▁main ▁destin ations ▁are ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Nue vo ▁León ▁and ▁Tab as co ▁( due ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁pet role um ▁industry ). ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Venez uel ans ▁were ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁permanent ▁res iden cy ▁cards ▁granted ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vis as ▁granted ▁to ▁" vis it ers ▁for ▁human itar ian ▁reasons "