By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Construction on the wall on the Arizona border with Mexico has not stopped as the coronavirus outbreak spreads rapidly across the U.S.
Work crews are filling up motels, Airbnbs and mobile home camps in the town of Ajo, while nonessential construction has stopped in most of the country, The New York Times reports.
The theory is that the wall will prevent the spread of the virus from Mexico to the U.S., even though health experts are skeptical.
In the meantime, residents in Ajo are worried that the influx of workers make them more susceptive to the coronavirus.
“This administration’s priority is to get the wall done. The rest of us might as well be damned,” Ajo resident Maria Singleton told the Times.
According to an Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Raini Brunson, the agency is following “government and CDC guidelines” as construction increases.
“As the guidance changes, decisions will be made as to how contractor employees will be affected,” Brunson added.
