El Paso is the commercial and industrial hub of a mining and agricultural region producing cotton, fruit, pecans, vegetables, and livestock. Elephant Butte Dam, on the Río Grande in New Mexico, was completed in 1916 to control flooding of the river and to irrigate the large agricultural region in the river valley. Chief manufacturing activities in El Paso include copper refining and the production of food, clothing, construction materials, electronic and medical equipment, and plastics. Tourism has become an important aspect of the economy, as has trade with Ciudad Juárez. The city's location on the border with Mexico gives it a unique position to take advantage of economic opportunities in international commerce created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which eliminates most tariffs and barriers on trade among the United States, Mexico, and Canada. A gambling casino is located on the Tigua reservation.
Several federal facilities add to the economic base of the city. These include Fort Bliss, site of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center; William Beaumont General Hospital, a U.S. Army hospital; La Tuna Correctional Institution; and numerous offices relating to immigration and naturalization.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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