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How do physical borders affect the U.S. and Mexico's relationship?

"The cheerful paintings of flowers on the tall metal posts on the Tijuana side of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico belie the sadness of the Mexican families who have gathered there to exchange whispers, tears, and jokes with relatives on the San Diego side."

A woman in Tijuana, Mexico speaks to a U.S. immigration attorney through the fence.

Many people are deported to Mexico after living in the United States for decades without authorization. They have to leave behind children, spouses, siblings, and parents.

Mexico and the U.S. have always had issues with trade, economic reform, education exchange, citizen security, drug control, migration, human trafficking, entrepreneurship, innovation, energy cooperation, public health and so much more.

The border should connect communities on both sides, enable mutually beneficial trade, manufacturing, improve the ecosystem, and enhance inter-cultural exchanges, rather than be a line of separation.

The U.S. and Mexico have commercial, cultural, and educational ties while almost 2million U.S. citizens live in Mexico. Mexico is oursecond largest trading partner and export market, with 80% of Mexico's exports going to the U.S.. The trades totaled $614.5 million anddirect investments by companies totaled $133.6 billion in 2019.

Pat Nixon, first lady in 1970s, worked towards two-way positive exchanges between the two countries. Sadly, there is a bigger, thicker, and longer fence being built everyday, much worse than she could imagine.

The border cuts directly through tribal homelands and separates members from relatives. They are sundered from their natural environment, which is vital to their livelihoods and cultural/religious identity. Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says,"If someone came into your house and built a wall in your living room, tell me, how would you feel about that?...This is our home."

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For much of history, people flowed somewhat seamlessly through Mexico and the U.S..This timeline represents some of the most significant dates in the past few years that have transformed life along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border Timeline

Click different years to learn about the process over time

Operation Hold-the-Line- 400 agents and vehicles stationed every 100 yards in order to prevent illegal crossings in El Paso. This shifted policies focused on deporting illegal immigrants and preventing illegal entries at the border.

Operation Gatekeeper-Launched in San Diego with the same intent as Hold-The-Line.

The amount of immigrants in the U.S. rose because of the massive economic crisis in Mexico. Their government devalued the peso while the number of human smugglers increased. A fourteen mile fence was also built between San Diego and Tijuana.

Secure Fence Act- Law authorized hundreds of miles to be added along the border

649 miles of vehicle barriers and fencing was built from California through Texas.

652-mile-long border fence is completed by the U.S. government.

300,000 mexican immigrants return to Mexico.

"I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall."

Donald Trump - 2015

"Rather than [putting up a fence], why don't we work out some recognition of our mutual problems..."

Ronald Reagan - 1980

"We are defined not by our borders, but by our bonds... I say to both the American and Mexican people, let us stand together. Let us face the future together. Let us work together."

Barack Obama - 2010

"U.S. Relations With Mexico - United States Department of State." U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, 14 Jan. 2021, www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-mexico/.Felbab-Brown, Vanda. "The Wall: The Real Costs of a Barrier between the United States and Mexico." Brookings, Brookings, 15 Sept. 2017, www.brookings.edu/essay/the-wall-the-real-costs-of-a-barrier-between-the-united-states-and-mexico/.Citation: "Foley, Neil, and Jenny Apperti. "Timeline." Texas Mexico Center, www.smu.edu/Dedman/Research/Institutes-and-Centers/Texas-Mexico/About/Timeline.

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