A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up

For $3,500, she was able to purchase half an acre for her trailer in a rural area located close to numerous elementary schools and parks. In a relatively short time, she was able to coax crops like corn, squash, and green chile from the ground. This cheap land became Schultz’s haven, giving her a second chance at life.

Then a missile company showed up next door.

“We’ve already been through so much,” she says, “and now we have to leave…