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.

San Diego–Tijuana → locatedOnBorderWith → U.S.–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

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

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

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

subject surface form: San Diego

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

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

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 ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

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

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

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border cities

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

this entity surface form: Mexico (border areas)

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

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

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

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

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border region

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

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

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

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

this entity surface form: Mexican–American borderlands

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

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

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

this entity surface form: US–Mexico border region

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

Chula Vista → locatedNear → U.S.–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

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

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

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

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

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

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

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

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

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

San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego → locatedIn → 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

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

this entity surface form: United States–Mexico border

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

this entity surface form: Mexico–United States border

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

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

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

subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail

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

this entity surface form: Texas–Mexico border region

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