Local business owners in Nogales, Mexico, discuss Trump’s impact on border security, revealing fewer crossing attempts and unexpected calm despite deportation preparations.
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Amidbusystreetsscatteredwithpedestrians,straydogsandtheMexicanNationalGuardliesNogales,Mexico,wherelocalbusinessownersdeliberateonhowthesecondTrumpadministrationhasaffectedcrime,bordersecurityandmore.
“Drugtraffickinghasbeencontrolledalot,there’sbarelyanynow.It’snotlikeitusedtobe,”Filiberto,aMexicannativewhoownsaphotographybusinessrightoutsidethewalkableentrypointintoMexico,said.
Juan,anentrepreneuratalocaleatery,toldFoxNewsDigital,“We’vegonethroughverytoughtimesbecause,althoughrightnow—thispastyear,theselasttwoyears—there’sbeensomecalmintermsofinsecurity,inearliertimeswehadalotofproblems.”
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