Editing Nogales, Arizona (section)

==Economy==
The economy of Nogales is heavily dependent on the cross-border trade through its Ports of Entry by produce distributors and American-based manufacturing plants in Nogales, Sonora and throughout the rest of the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa. Most of Nogales' economy is based on [[agribusiness]] and produce distributors, which comes from large farms in the Mexican agri-belt. Despite its small population, Nogales actually receives much patronage from its bordering sister-city, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Most observers guess the population of Nogales, Sonora, at roughly 300,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nogales, Mexico Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/mexico/nogales |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} International commerce is a big part of Nogales' economy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2010/04/16/news/doc4bc88657edc9e220093797.txt |title=Kyl, McCain to DHS: Speed up Nogales border crossings |newspaper= [[Nogales International]] |access-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref> More than 60 percent of Nogales' sales tax comes from the estimated 30,000 Mexican shoppers crossing the border daily.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2010/06/05/news/doc4c091c8de7d1f463433316.txt |title=Sales tax hike met with mixed response |newspaper= Nogales International |access-date=August 14, 2010}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, are home to one of the largest [[maquiladora]] clusters.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} This enables American manufacturing plants on both sides of the border to take advantage of favorable wage and operating costs and excellent transportation and distribution networks.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}

The [[Diplomatic missions of Mexico|Consulate-General of Mexico in Nogales]] is located on 135 W. Cardwell St.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sre.gob.mx/index.php/consulados/nogales |title=Información sobre el consulado |language=es |publisher= [[Diplomatic missions of Mexico|Consulate-General of Mexico in Nogales]] |access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref>

The United States Department of Homeland Security is a major economic driver in the Ambos Nogales region, with thousands of employees working for both the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection. Due to the large federal, state, and local police presence, Nogales has one of the highest police per-capita levels in the United States.

The largest employers in Nogales are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcommerce.com/ |title=Leadership that puts business first |publisher=AzCommerce.com |access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
* Seattle Sports
* City of Nogales
* [[Santa Cruz County, Arizona|County of Santa Cruz]]
* Dependable Home Health
* E.D.S. Manufacturing
* [[Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital|Holy Cross Hospital]]
* [[The Home Depot]]
* Mariposa Community Health Center
* [[Nogales Unified School District]]
* [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]]
* [[General Cable|Prestolite Wire]]
* [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] Supply Chain Solutions
* [[Walmart]]