In the early 1950s the airport was served by the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) which flew DC-3's on a route from El Paso to Phoenix that included stops at Las Cruces, Deming, and Lordsburg, NM as well as Clifton, Safford, and Tucson, AZ.
A protected group is a group of people qualified for special protection by a law, policy, or similar authority. In the United States, the term is frequently used in connection with employees and employment.
A group of people who share such an identified characteristic is collectively known as a protected class.. To avoid fair housing violations and costly liability, landlords need to know what a protected class is, as well as understand which protected classes are included under the FHA. For example, rejecting an applicant because he's from South America is illegal because the FHA bans discrimination based on national origin.