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Sure, lets close the border and cut off the oil:

The top sources of US crude oil imports for February were Canada (1.913 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.219 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.135 million barrels per day), Venezuela (.962 million barrels per day), and Angola (0.671 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Iraq (0.519 million barrels per day), Nigeria (0.457 million barrels per day), Brazil (0.365 million barrels per day), Kuwait (0.251 million barrels per day), and Ecuador (0.243 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9.203 million barrels per day in February, which is a decrease of (0.649) million barrels per day from January 2009.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html

Of the $198.3 billion in American imports from Mexico in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

1. Crude oil …US$30.3 billion (15.3% of Mexico to U.S. exports, up 31.8% from 2005)
2. Car parts & accessories … $21.8 billion (11%, up 5.7%)
3. Video equipment (e.g. DVD players) … $14.6 billion (7.4%, up 38.3%)
4. Passenger cars … $14.2 billion (7.2%, up 31.2%)
5. Other complete & assembled vehicles … $9.6 billion (4.8%, up 20.2%)
6. Electrical apparatus & parts … $8.5 billion (4.3%, up 15.1%)
7. Telecommunications equipment … $7.0 billion (3.5%, up 41.2%)
8. Engines & parts … $5.0 billion (2.5%, up 5.6%)
9. Computers … $4.3 billion (2.2%, up 3.7%)
10. Miscellaneous household goods (e.g. clocks) … $4.2 billion (2.1%, down 6%)

Fastest-Growing Mexican Exports to U.S.

Below are American imports from Mexico in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.

1. Tin … US$11.0 million (up 3535% from 2005)
2. Gold … $983.4 million (up 234%)
3. Sugar … $379 million (up 191.3%)
4. Natural gas … $84.3 million (up 93.8%)
5. Zinc … $470.6 million (up 87.3%)

Mexican Imports from U.S.

Of the $134.2 billion in American exports to Mexico in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.

1. Electrical apparatus & parts … US$10 billion (7.4% of Mexico from U.S. imports, up 13.2% from 2005)
2. Vehicle parts & accessories … $9.4 billion (7%, up 14.2%)
3. Plastics … $6.6 billion (4.9%, up 12.9%)
4. Computer accessories … $6.2 billion (4.6%, down 1%)
5. Semi-conductors … $5.6 billion (4.1%, up 0.4%)
6. Other petroleum products … $4.8 billion (3.6%, up 9%)
7. Finished metal shapes … $4.75 billion (3.5%, up 28.2%)
8. Telecommunications equipment … $4.4 billion (3.3%, up 45.7%)
9. Industrial supplies … $4.2 billion (3.1%, up 13.3%)
10. Industrial machines … $3.9 billion (2.7%, up 5.4%)

Fastest-Growing Mexican Imports from U.S.

Below are American exports to Mexico in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.

1. Tobacco … US$13 million (up 6822% from 2005)
2. Numismatic coins … $39.6 million (up 5329%)
3. Nuclear fuel materials … $24.8 million (up 317.2%)
4. Other commercial vessels … $10.3 million (up 162%)
5. Engines for military aircraft … $139.6 million (up 102.6%