They are not.”Donald Trump is continuing to push for border wall construction amid the pandemic, and in mid-March, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced plans to build another 150 miles. Yet officials are alarmed by the impact on the workers and the rural border towns they are interacting with and, at times, living in. In Columbus, New Mexico, a so-called “man camp” was erected last week in the middle of town to house wall construction workers. This issue is particularly acute in rural border towns where access to healthcare is sparse. A border wall construction worker named Steve Allen said in the community Facebook forum “Ajo Speaks” that employees were not tested for Covid-19 but their temperatures were checked daily.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2020 09:56 UTC