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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The descendant of Mexican immigrants is popular in New Mexico despite an unpopular stance opposing licenses for immigrants. -
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The bunker mentality of residents in this city along the U.S.-Mexico border is slowly easing. And some investors are taking notice. -
Mexico's tourism numbers are up, but not because of Americans.
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The city on the US-Mexico border is known for the brutality of drug cartels. Despite a drop in murders, many fear it may spike again. -
A new station designed to address a rise in drug trafficking & illegal immigration is too far from the border to work, some residents say.
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