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.

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Tecate, California → locatedOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument → locatedOnBorder → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing → locatedOnBorderBetween → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

San Diego–Tijuana → locatedOnBorderWith → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Operation Wetback → location → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Sicario → mainSubject → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Cocopa people → nativeTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Las Americas Premium Outlets → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Rosarito → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

San Diego Bay → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Yuma, Arizona → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

CECUT → nearbyFeature → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico borderlands

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

subject surface form: Brownsville, Texas

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

Brownsville–Matamoros crossing → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

Mexicali → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Rio Grande → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

San Diego–Tijuana → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: California–Baja California border region

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

this entity surface form: California–Baja California border

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

South Texas → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Tecate → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border cities

Tecate Port of Entry → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: California–Baja California border

Tecate Port of Entry → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Yuma County, Arizona → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing → partOfBorderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Interstate 10 → passesThroughRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Consejo de Desarrollo de Tijuana → region → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

El Paso → region → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Gadsden Purchase agreement → relatedTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Centro Cultural Tijuana → servesRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

Jacob Fuller → settingOfEvents → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican border

PCT → startPoint → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail

Inter-American Highway → terminusA → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

subject surface form: Mexican Federal Highway 15

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

Smart Border Coalition → topic → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ