Fleshing out the trends: May-August 2020 NI reporters produced a steady stream of in-depth reporting during the initial peak infection period in the community, asking questions about the response and continuing to flesh out the secondary impacts of the pandemic. We also dug into some other interesting trends, particularly those related to law enforcement.
Nogales International
Last Friday, travel restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border were extended for a 10th consecutive month.
And while the restrictions are meant to protect the community from the spread of COVID-19, they also mean more pain for a wide range of Nogales businesses that traditionally count on sales to Mexican shoppers.
Those businesses include the cityâs gas stations.
Antonio Haro, owner of Fuel Express Depot, three blocks north of the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry, said his sales have been down about 80 percent since the travel restrictions went into effect in March.
âWe really need the people from Mexico,â he said last week.