Nogales residents say the city is struggling amid the pandemic and after years of Trump painting the area as a ‘war zone’'It's not the same': How Trump and Covid devastated an Arizona border townWhen Francis Glad was a child growing up in Nogales, Arizona, the US-Mexico border near her home was nothing like it is now. Years ago, Glad’s mother ran a hotel in downtown Nogales, Arizona, which was almost always packed with businesspeople and tourists. Officials ignored warnings about Trump wall threat to endangered species Read moreBut, she says, the bustle has stopped. And that was not the case prior to 2016.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest A storefront in Nogales, Arizona, on 3 August 2020. One hundred and 30 miles west of Nogales, the tiny town of Ajo, Arizona (population 3,300), has been inundated by a flurry of border wall construction.

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2020 09:56 UTC