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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All labels observed (36)

Label	Occurrences
U.S.–Mexico border canonical	80
United States–Mexico border	42
Mexico–United States border	31
US–Mexico border	17
U.S.–Mexico border region	15
United States–Mexico border region	10
U.S.–Mexico borderlands	6
US–Mexico border region	5
Texas–Mexico border region	3
United States border	3
California–Baja California border	2
Mexico–United States border region	2
U.S.-Mexico border	2
California–Baja California border region	1
Mexican border	1
Mexican–American 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 at Laredo, Texas	1
Mexico–United States border cities	1
Mexico–United States border infrastructure	1
Mexico–United States frontier	1
NAFTA/USMCA border region	1
Texas–Mexico border	1
U.S.–Mexico border area near San Ysidro	1
U.S.–Mexico border at Nogales	1
U.S.–Mexico border at Tijuana	1
U.S.–Mexico border at Tijuana–San Ysidro	1
U.S.–Mexico frontier	1
US-Mexico border	1
US–Mexico border economic region	1
US–Mexico borderlands	1
United States rules (post-2010s alignment for border region)	1
United States–Mexico border infrastructure	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S.–Mexico border
Context triple: [San Diego–Tijuana, locatedOnBorderWith, U.S.–Mexico border]

A. California–Nevada border
The California–Nevada border is the state line in the western United States that divides California from Nevada, running through diverse landscapes including the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.
B. San Ysidro Port of Entry
The San Ysidro Port of Entry is one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, connecting the United States and Mexico between San Diego and Tijuana.
C. San Diego–Tijuana
San Diego–Tijuana is a major transborder metropolitan region spanning southern California and northwestern Mexico, known for its extensive economic, cultural, and social integration across the U.S.–Mexico border.
D. Mexico
Mexico is a large North American country known for its rich pre-Columbian and colonial history, diverse cultures, and influential cuisine and arts.
E. Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S.–Mexico border
Target entity description: 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.

A. California–Nevada border
The California–Nevada border is the state line in the western United States that divides California from Nevada, running through diverse landscapes including the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.
B. San Ysidro Port of Entry
The San Ysidro Port of Entry is one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, connecting the United States and Mexico between San Diego and Tijuana.
C. San Diego–Tijuana
San Diego–Tijuana is a major transborder metropolitan region spanning southern California and northwestern Mexico, known for its extensive economic, cultural, and social integration across the U.S.–Mexico border.
D. Mexico
Mexico is a large North American country known for its rich pre-Columbian and colonial history, diverse cultures, and influential cuisine and arts.
E. Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (241)

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

Laredo, Texas → isPartOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora → borderRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Hermosillo, Mexico → isPartOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Hermosillo

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border economic region

El Centro → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

El Centro → partOfEconomicRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Calexico Port of Entry → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Alamo River → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy → region → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Yaqui → region → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Texas A&M International University → regionServed → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

Puerto Peñasco → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

National City → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

Shafter, Texas, United States → nearestInternationalBorder → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Shafter, Texas

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

24th U.S. Infantry Regiment → theater → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Andrade Port of Entry → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Holtville → borderProximity → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Texas–Mexico border

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

México 15 → connectsRegion → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

The Bridge → settingLocation → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: The Bridge (American TV series)

The Bridge → hasSubject → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: The Bridge (American TV series)

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

Nogales, Sonora → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Imperial Valley → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

The End of the Myth → discusses → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.-Mexico border

Acuña → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

State Route 905 → connectsTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada → setting → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Boca Chica, Texas → borderProximity → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge → borderFeature → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Boca Chica State Park → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Chicano literature → isAssociatedWith → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican–American border

Tierra de Nadie (border region) → locatedAlong → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Tierra de Nadie (border region) → partOf → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States frontier

Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal → regionServed → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

CV → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Chula Vista

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Laguna Salada → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

Imperial Beach → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Matamoros Banks → setting → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

San Luis Port of Entry → locatedIn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Eagle Pass, Texas → isMajorCrossingPointOn → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Sonora, Mexico → locatedOnBorder → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Sonora

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

Rosarito Beach Hotel → proximityTo → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

United States Army forces in Texas → location → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Rosarito Beach → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Otay Mesa West → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Otay Mesa Detention Center → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

San Ysidro Transit Center → near → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

San Ysidro School District → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

Nestor neighborhood of San Diego → locatedNear → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

subject surface form: Nestor

San Diego Police Department Southern Division → jurisdictionArea → U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border area near San Ysidro

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