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Trump's border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history

  • Written by Jared Orsi, Professor of History, Colorado State University
The waters of Quitobaquito in southern Arizona have attracted diverse visitors for thousands of years.Jared Orsi, CC BY-ND

A few hundred yards from the Mexican border in southern Arizona lies a quiet pond, about the size of two football fields, called Quitobaquito. About 10 miles to the east, heavy machinery grinds up the earth and removes...

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