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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Police in the Mexican border city of Ojinaga are investigating the death of a local journalist who ran an online news site.
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New Mexico is growing its export market faster than any other state in the country, according to the International Trade Administration.
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In the Southwest one of the states that could be hardest hit by sequester is New Mexico. The upcoming deadline has government agencies, local businesses and military bases on edge. -
The border city of El Paso wants to be a voice in the national debate over immigration reform. -
As the March 1 deadline for automatic federal budget cuts grows closer, New Mexico is bracing itself as one of the states that could be hardest hit.
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