U.S.–Mexico border

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international border political boundary

The U.S.–Mexico border is the international boundary separating the United States and Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and serving as a major focal point for migration, trade, and security issues.

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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States–Mexico border	16
US–Mexico border	8
Mexico–United States border	7
U.S.–Mexico border region	7
U.S.–Mexico borderlands	4
US–Mexico border region	4
United States–Mexico border region	4
California–Baja California border	2
United States border	2
California–Baja California border region	1
Mexican border	1
Mexican–American borderlands	1
Mexico (border areas)	1
Mexico–U.S. border corridor	1
Mexico–U.S. border region	1
Mexico–United States border cities	1
Mexico–United States border region	1
Texas–Mexico border	1
Texas–Mexico border region	1
U.S.–Mexico border at Nogales	1
U.S.–Mexico border at Tijuana	1
US–Mexico borderlands	1
United States rules (post-2010s alignment for border region)	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border ⓘ political boundary ⓘ
adjacentTo	Baja California ⓘ Chihuahua ⓘ Coahuila ⓘ Nuevo León ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Tamaulipas ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
countryBorder	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endPoint	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
establishedBy	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
establishedIn	1848 ⓘ
followsRiver	Colorado River ⓘ Rio Grande ⓘ
governedBy	Gadsden Purchase agreement ⓘ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
hasCityPair	Brownsville–Matamoros crossing ⓘ surface form: Brownsville–Matamoros El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing ⓘ surface form: El Paso–Ciudad Juárez Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing ⓘ surface form: Laredo–Nuevo Laredo San Diego–Tijuana ⓘ
hasDisputeHistory	boundary demarcation issues ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	border checkpoints ⓘ border wall ⓘ fencing ⓘ ports of entry ⓘ
hasIssue	arms smuggling ⓘ border security ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ environmental impact ⓘ human trafficking ⓘ irregular migration ⓘ
hasMajorCrossing	Brownsville–Matamoros crossing ⓘ El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing ⓘ Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing ⓘ San Ysidro Port of Entry ⓘ
isMajorCorridorFor	agricultural products ⓘ energy trade ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ trade ⓘ
length	approximately 1,954 miles ⓘ approximately 3,145 kilometers ⓘ
modifiedBy	Gadsden Purchase agreement ⓘ surface form: Gadsden Purchase
modifiedIn	1853 ⓘ
monitoredBy	Mexican immigration authorities ⓘ U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
passesThrough	Arizona ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ
relatedAgreement	NAFTA ⓘ surface form: North American Free Trade Agreement USMCA ⓘ surface form: United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
separates	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
startPoint	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ Mountain Time Zone ⓘ Pacific Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

America/Matamoros → DSTAlignment → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States rules (post-2010s alignment for border region)

Otay Mesa, San Diego, California, United States → adjacentTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Tecate urban area → adjacentTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

San Diego, California, United States → borderProximity → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: San Diego

America/Matamoros → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Mission, Texas → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico borderlands

Otay Mesa Port of Entry → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Pharr, Texas → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

San Ysidro Port of Entry → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Tohono O'odham → borderStraddlingPeople → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

CBX → borderType → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Nuevo Laredo → borderType → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Texas's 28th congressional district → borderType → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Paipai → borderingRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico borderlands

Fox Broadcasting Company → broadcastArea → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico (border areas)

connected by Mexican Federal Highway 15 → connectsRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Mexican Federal Highway 15

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border region

Mexican Federal Highway 45 → connectsRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border region

Mexican Federal Highway 1 → connectsTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border at Tijuana

connected by Mexican Federal Highway 15 → connectsTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Mexican Federal Highway 15

this entity surface form: United States border

State Route 11 (planned/partial) → connectsTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

State Route 11 (planned/partial) → countryBorderInvolved → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Cocopah people → crossBorderCommunity → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

El Pueblo trading post → era → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican–American borderlands

Baja California border corridor → follows → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Mexican Federal Highway 2 → formsPartOfCorridor → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–U.S. border corridor

Battle of Palo Alto → front → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas–Mexico border

Colonia Federal, Tijuana → hasBorderFeature → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

TIJ → hasBorderProximity → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

MMTJ → isMajorAirportFor → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Tijuana International Airport

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border region

Ciudad Juárez → isPartOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

Nuevo Laredo → isPartOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–U.S. border region

Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico → isPartOfEconomicRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

El Paso County → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border region

Imperial County → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

San Luis, Arizona, United States → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: San Luis, Arizona

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border region

Texas's 23rd congressional district → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas–Mexico border region

Chula Vista → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Edinburg, Texas → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

America/Matamoros → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Matamoros

this entity surface form: United States border

McAllen, Texas → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Municipality of Playas de Rosarito → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Scenic Highway Tijuana–Ensenada → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Tijuana International Airport → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Brownsville → locatedOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Brownsville, Texas

Calexico → locatedOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Municipality of Mexicali → locatedOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

San Luis, Arizona, United States → locatedOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: San Luis, Arizona

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border