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    Arivaca, Arizona

    • Feb 6, 2016
    • Feb 6, 2016 Updated Aug 12, 2016
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    A quick look at Arivaca, a town of 700 people about an hour's drive from Tucson.

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    Arivaca the face of border frustration

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