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May 27, 2012
May 27, 2012
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Maquiladora Series History
American-owned manufacturing plants in Mexican border cities, called maquiladoras, have been around for more than four decades. The Fronteras Changing America Desk launches a new series that looks at what's working for the maquiladoras, and why.
American-owned manufacturing plants in Mexican border cities, called maquiladoras, have been around for more than four decades. The Fronteras Changing America Desk launches a new series that looks at what's working for the maquiladoras, and why.
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Peace begins with me. It's a familiar refrain and it's the title of tonight's benefit event put on by the Albuquerque non-profit PeacePals. The organization promotes international correspondence and service projects.
One of the largest tracts of undeveloped land in Albuquerque's South Valley is set to become a National Wildlife Refuge, one of few to be located in an urban area.
Foreign-owned manufacturing factories along the border in Mexico have been hailed as an economic blessing. But there's another side to that story.
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