US-Mexico
Rio Grande divides
US-Mexico describes things involving or relating to both the United States and Mexico, typically their shared border or bilateral relations: the US-Mexico border, US-Mexico trade agreements, US-Mexico relations have been strained by immigration policy.
The hyphenated form treats the two nations as a unit for purposes of the topic at hand.
Vertical enclosing structure
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- TijuanaMexican border city
- El PasoWest Texas border city
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
checkpoint · fence · port of entry · Juarez · San Diego · migrant · smuggling · cartel
One who resettles abroad
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- DACAYouth immigration protection program
- asylum seekerOne requesting official protection
refugee · bracero · visa · green card · family separation · sanctuary · citizenship · naturalization
Trilateral commerce treaty
- NAFTAContinental free-commerce bloc
- tariffTax on traded goods
- exportForeign-bound sale
- importObtain from overseas
manufacturing · automotive · agriculture · supply chain · free trade · commerce · bilateral · avocado
Mexican-American with activist heritage
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
- fusionJoining into unity
lowrider · conjunto · Cinco de Mayo · mariachi · bicultural · heritage · identity · influence
Negotiation between nations
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
cooperation · tension · negotiation · foreign policy · alliance · sovereignty · extradition · state visit
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- TijuanaMexican border city
- El PasoWest Texas border city
crossing · checkpoint · fence · port of entry · Juarez · San Diego · migrant · smuggling · cartel · coyote
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- DACAYouth immigration protection program
asylum seeker · refugee · bracero · visa · green card · family separation · sanctuary · citizenship · naturalization · migrant worker
USMCA
Trilateral commerce treaty
import · manufacturing · automotive · agriculture · supply chain · free trade · commerce · bilateral · avocado · tomato
Chicano
Mexican-American with activist heritage
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
- SpanglishHybrid of two languages
- borderlandsTerritory near a boundary
fusion · lowrider · conjunto · Cinco de Mayo · mariachi · bicultural · heritage · identity · influence · art
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
treaty · cooperation · tension · negotiation · foreign policy · alliance · sovereignty · extradition · state visit · consulate