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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Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano concluded her two-day tour of the border Tuesday in El Paso, touting that city as an example of improved safety along the border. -
I make sure my students get a very truthful and hands-on experience when they work with me. -
A recent study identified a significant presence of ultrafine particles in the air around an international port of entry in El Paso.
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Rafael Ochoa Leyva has reduced car thefts in Juárez by 70 percent and arrested more than 200 suspects in the last two years.
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My great-grandmother became an American citizen at age 100. I got to thinking of her recently when I wrote a news spot about a public opinion poll on immigration reform.
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