International migration, especially that which moves in situations of social disadvantage, is a symptom of the precarious conditions in the nations of origin; It is a thermometer of the solidity of the attention policies of the transit countries, in addition to being a priceless test of the integration or reintegration policies of the receiving States. Therefore, the degree of social disadvantage of migrants is reduced when public policies recognize them as eligible actors in development strategies. However, the current reality is that migrants have a marginal role in the design of public policies. Economic conveniences, electoral strategies, poor reading of its significance, the fact is that the debate on its weight in development processes is just beginning to have space on the global agenda. Instruments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, among others, recognize the potential of the migrant and thus the need to give them a place in the construction of the future of nations.