Article 527GJ Pandemic fears in border towns as workers flock in to build Trump's wall

Pandemic fears in border towns as workers flock in to build Trump's wall

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Samuel Gilbert
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Hundreds of workers pass through Ajo, Arizona, daily. Residents say they have been partying and visiting stores in large groups

Unlike the rest of the US, the sleepy border community of Ajo, Arizona, is busier than ever these days, as hundreds of border wall construction workers pass through each day.

"The rest of us are staying at home just the way the governor has ordered," said Susan Guinn-Lahm, an Ajo resident in her 60s. "We're taking this seriously. They are not."

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