how many miles is the mexican border to the united states
Mexico–United States border The total length of the continental border is 1,954 miles (3,145 km). From the Gulf of Mexico, it follows the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) to the border crossing at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas. Westward from El Paso–Juárez, it crosses vast tracts of the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts to the Colorado River Delta and San Diego–Tijuana, before reaching the Pacific Ocean.[5]
Mexico–United States border The U.S. states along the border, from west to east, are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The Mexican states along the border are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.
Mississippi Mississippi /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/ ( listen) is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River.
Mexico–United States barrier In September 2017, the U.S. government announced the start of construction of eight prototype barriers made from concrete and other materials.[51][52] On June 3, 2018 the San Diego section of the US border wall construction began. [53]