“The way these kind of chaotic immigration policies have been handled have a direct impact, we think, on what’s happening with this slowdown in Las Vegas and our members are quite concerned," he added.
Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, told The Guardian: “If you tell the rest of the world you’re not welcome, they are going to listen. Our members are telling us that they’re quite nervous, and that’s why they’re calling it a Trump slump."
“You have Canadians that have said, ‘We’re going to go elsewhere.’ Some of our best customers are Mexican tourists. But the biggest one is southern California and visitation is down because they’re nervous about raids, the tariffs, the economy riled up,” he said.
The Culinary Union, which represents 60,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas and Reno, said 45 percent of its members are immigrants, hailing from 178 countries and speaking 40 languages, per the report.