The United States-Mexico border extends over an area of ​​62 miles on either side of the political boundary. It stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,951 miles. Its region contains little water, is flat and desert (Hively 1). The border between the United States and Mexico should be abolished because it was the result of war and distrust, affected and still affects many people, and would improve life in the United States and in Mexico. The border between the United States and Mexico was a product of war. and distrust. It was created following the Mexican-American War of 1848. It was a turf war that cost many lives. Previously, the region was controlled by Native Americans, Mexico, and (for a time) Texas. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, quickly transforming the border between the United States and Mexico into a national border separating the two. Mexico required people to live on their land and take care of it because there was a population shortage. Most settled in the areas now known as California and Texas. Foreign settlers established their own communities, eventually breaking away from the Mexican Republic, inevitably leading to a war where Mexico lost Texas (Davenport 15-17). Texas united with the United States in 1845. However, America's thirst for land was not sated; it craved California and the Rio Grande. War between the United States and Mexico was declared by the United States Congress on May 13, 1846. After many bloody battles and many lives lost, the United States captured the Mexican capital on September 14. Once Mexico was defeated, new lines of demarcation were drawn (Davenport 34-44). The United States and Mexico signed a treaty in January 1848 to establish the international boundary. He laid out the land according to the middle of the paper frontier where Mexican workers provide cheap labor to produce goods for the United States (Hively 1-4). Mexico is a land of poverty. They come to the United States to find work and are in turn exploited. They are even exploited in their own country. The U.S. border encourages abuses against low-wage Mexican workers. They take advantage of the inability of illegal workers to protest the unjust conditions they are subjected to. Opening the border would lead to a reduction in illegal immigration, since it would become less difficult to enter legally. This would make it harder for companies and factories to profit from their workers and would instead increase the wages they worked hard to earn. The border between the United States and Mexico should be abolished due to its negative context, the adverse effects it has caused and the chance for overall improvement of the United States and Mexico.