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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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
political boundary
adjacentTo Baja California
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Sonora
Tamaulipas
continent North America
countryBorder Mexico
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
El Paso–Ciudad Juárez
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
modifiedIn 1853
monitoredBy Mexican immigration authorities
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
passesThrough Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
relatedAgreement North American Free Trade Agreement
linked to: NAFTA

United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
linked to: USMCA
separates Mexico
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.

San Diego–Tijuana locatedOnBorderWith U.S.–Mexico border
San Diego–Tijuana partOf California–Baja California border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
San Ysidro Port of Entry partOf California–Baja California border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
San Ysidro Port of Entry partOf Mexico–United States border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
San Ysidro Port of Entry borderRegion US–Mexico border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Smart Border Coalition topic U.S.–Mexico border
San Diego borderProximity U.S.–Mexico border
Tijuana locatedOn Mexico–United States border
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Otay Mesa Port of Entry borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
Tecate Port of Entry partOf California–Baja California border
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Tecate Port of Entry partOf U.S.–Mexico border
Tijuana International Airport locatedNear United States–Mexico border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Municipality of Playas de Rosarito locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
El Paso region U.S.–Mexico borderlands
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Inter-American Highway terminusA United States–Mexico border
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Tecate locatedOn US–Mexico border
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Tecate partOf Mexico–United States border cities
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Fox Broadcasting Company broadcastArea Mexico (border areas)
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Cocopa people nativeTo U.S.–Mexico borderlands
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Consejo de Desarrollo de Tijuana region US–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Sicario mainSubject U.S.–Mexico border
Imperial County locatedIn United States–Mexico border region
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Rio Grande partOf United States–Mexico border
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Mexican Federal Highway 15 connectsTo United States border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Mexican Federal Highway 15 terminusNorth U.S.–Mexico border at Nogales
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Mexican Federal Highway 15 connectsRegion U.S.–Mexico border region
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El Pueblo trading post era Mexican–American borderlands
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Yuma, Arizona near United States–Mexico border
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San Diego Bay near U.S.–Mexico border
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico isPartOfEconomicRegion US–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Operation Wetback location United States–Mexico border
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Chula Vista locatedNear U.S.–Mexico border
San Luis, Arizona locatedOn United States–Mexico border
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San Luis, Arizona locatedIn United States–Mexico border region
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Rosarito near U.S.–Mexico border
Las Americas Premium Outlets near U.S.–Mexico border
South Texas partOf U.S.–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Gadsden Purchase agreement relatedTo United States–Mexico border
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CBX borderType U.S.–Mexico border
Yuma County, Arizona partOf U.S.–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego locatedIn U.S.–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Mexican Federal Highway 1 connectsTo U.S.–Mexico border at Tijuana
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing locatedOnBorderBetween United States–Mexico border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Brownsville–Matamoros crossing partOf Mexico–United States border
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border
Colonia Federal, Tijuana hasBorderFeature U.S.–Mexico border
Pacific Crest Trail startPoint U.S.–Mexico border
subject linked to: PCT
Texas's 23rd congressional district locatedIn Texas–Mexico border region
linked to: U.S.–Mexico border