NOGALES, AZ — What do a bus driver, a business executive and a warehouse operator all have in common? They all rely on the border every day for work.
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While critics of the investment into foreign manufacturing plants worry it strips jobs from U.S. workers, Rubin said the manufacturing industry south of the border creates direct economic benefits and jobs in Arizona.