U.S.–Mexico border

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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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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

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

The Counselor setting U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region
Tipai people borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
killed at Titty Twister bar location U.S.–Mexico border
subject surface form: Titty Twister bar
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
Ciudad Acuña locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
Interstate 19 terminusSouth U.S.–Mexico border
Sarah Bolger as Emily Thomas setting U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: U.S.-Mexico border
Alton, Texas locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
Del Rio, Texas borderCityOf U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border
Federal Highway 2 runsAlong U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border
Dallam County bordersCountry U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border
Mexicali International Airport servesBorderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
El Centro Division hasBorderProximity U.S.–Mexico border
Deming, New Mexico, United States locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
subject surface form: Deming, New Mexico
FC Juárez borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: US–Mexico border
Instituto Tecnológico de Mexicali locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
Stanton Street Bridge crosses U.S.–Mexico border
Tecate Creek crosses U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
Tecate Creek locatedIn U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: U.S.–Mexico border region
Dallas Federal Reserve District borderState U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Texas–Mexico border region
Santa Teresa Port of Entry partOf U.S.–Mexico border
Ysleta locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
Horizon City locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border
Clint locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
subject surface form: Clint, Texas
Vinton locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
Borderplex region hasBorderCrossing U.S.–Mexico border
Hudspeth County locatedOn U.S.–Mexico border
Extreme Prejudice settingLocation U.S.–Mexico border
Franklin Mountains near U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
California State Route 94 partlyParallels U.S.–Mexico border
Better Off Dead settingRegion U.S.–Mexico border
XERF-AM broadcastArea U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region
El Centro, California, United States locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
subject surface form: El Centro, California
Mexicali border crossing partOf U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border
General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border
Kris Eggle Visitor Center near U.S.–Mexico border
Ajo Mountains locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
South Bay San Diego borderProximity U.S.–Mexico border
Sun Bowl Stadium near U.S.–Mexico border
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve near U.S.–Mexico border
this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border