United States–Mexico barrier

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States–Mexico_barrier

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	border barrier
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	border wall
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Mexico gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	1994
gptkbp:controversy	environmental impact human rights effectiveness
gptkbp:criticizedFor	human rights organizations environmental groups
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:Tijuana_River gptkb:Chihuahuan_Desert gptkb:Colorado_River gptkb:Sonoran_Desert gptkb:Rio_Grande
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States–Mexico barrier
gptkbp:length	approximately 1,954 miles
gptkbp:maintenance	gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:majorExpansion	2006
gptkbp:majorExpansionLaw	gptkb:Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:material	gptkb:steel concrete barbed wire
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark	gptkb:Ciudad_Juárez gptkb:Douglas gptkb:El_Paso gptkb:San_Diego gptkb:Tijuana gptkb:Agua_Prieta gptkb:Calexico gptkb:Piedras_Negras gptkb:McAllen gptkb:Laredo gptkb:Matamoros gptkb:Mexicali gptkb:Nogales gptkb:Reynosa gptkb:San_Luis_Río_Colorado gptkb:Yuma gptkb:Eagle_Pass gptkb:Brownsville gptkb:Ciudad_Acuña gptkb:Del_Rio
gptkbp:notableEvent	2017 executive order to expand wall Biden administration halt to new construction Trump administration expansion
gptkbp:opposedBy	Mexican some U.S. politicians
gptkbp:purpose	prevent illegal immigration prevent drug trafficking prevent human trafficking
gptkbp:sectionsLocatedIn	gptkb:Arizona gptkb:California gptkb:New_Mexico gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:supportedBy	some U.S. politicians
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mexican–American_relations gptkb:Secure_Fence_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6