Mexico–United States barrier

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	border barrier
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	border wall border fence
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Mexico gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:U.S._federal_government
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1994
gptkbp:controversy	environmental impact human rights U.S. immigration policy
gptkbp:criticizedFor	human rights organizations environmental groups
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:U.S._political_debates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mexico–United States barrier
gptkbp:length	over 700 miles
gptkbp:maintenance	gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:majorExpansion	gptkb:Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:material	gptkb:steel concrete
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Brownsville–Matamoros gptkb:Laredo–Nuevo_Laredo gptkb:El_Paso–Ciudad_Juárez gptkb:Nogales San Diego–Tijuana
gptkbp:opposedBy	some U.S. politicians
gptkbp:purpose	prevent illegal immigration prevent drug trafficking
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Donald_Trump gptkb:Sonoran_Desert gptkb:Operation_Gatekeeper gptkb:Border_Patrol gptkb:Rio_Grande gptkb:U.S._immigration_law gptkb:Secure_Fence_Act gptkb:U.S.–Mexico_relations border security human trafficking asylum seekers drug smuggling migrant deaths border surveillance illegal border crossings border checkpoints border tunnels
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:media documentaries academic studies
gptkbp:supportedBy	some U.S. politicians
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mexico–United_States_border
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6