Mónica Ortiz Uribe
Senior Field CorrespondentSenior Field Correspondent Mónica Ortiz Uribe (Las Cruces) is a native of El Paso, Texas, where she recently worked as a freelance reporter. Her work has aired on NPR, Public Radio International and Radio Bilingue. Most of her stories examined the effects of drug-related violence across the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Previously, she worked as a reporter for the Waco Tribune Herald in Waco, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in history.
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Millions of undocumented migrants live a shadow existence in the United States. But it may come as a surprise that south of the border, Mexico has a shadow population of its own. -
In Mexico, the economy is growing, but that growth isn't happening in a sector that offers hope for returning migrants. -
Solving the water woes of the Colorado River Basin is the subject of a new study released today by the Bureau of Reclamation. -
Famed Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera was killed in a plane crash early Sunday morning. -
The majority of tourists head straight for Acapulco. When I told people in Mexico where I was going in Guerrero, a common response was, "Eww. Why are you going there? It's so ugly." -
For Americans, Mexico can sometimes come across as a hopelessly disorderly. But sometimes opportunity hides within dysfunction.
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