The healthcare system in Mexico faces considerable challenges, which became particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is empirical evidence that the system has been and continues to be unable to provide adequate medical and nursing care for the entire population. At the same time, Mexico has been training healthcare professionals for decades, some of whom have been migrating to countries in the Global North, such as the US, Canada, and European countries, including Germany (particularly since the 2019 bilateral memorandum of understanding on recruitment). Compared to Mexico, all of the countries mentioned have well-developed, more resource-rich healthcare systems. Against this backdrop, the question arises as to what arguments are used to legitimize or delegitimize the recruitment of healthcare professionals in Mexico. The agencies involved in recruitment in Mexico also include religious organizations, which seek for qualified personnel and are involved in recruitment practices alongside commercial and state actors. Unlike commercial and state actors, they can also draw on the well-established international communication channels of dioceses, religious orders, and non-profit church associations. This study examines whether these religious organizations in Mexico use different arguments to (de-)legitimize the recruitment of healthcare professionals in Mexico than commercial or state actors. The planned presentation will compile and typologize the various arguments from different groups of organizations regarding the (de-)legitimization of healthcare personnel recruitment in Mexico. Finally, these arguments will be evaluated against the background of political and moral positions of the church's social tradition.