About 24% of Nevada’s workforce are immigrants, many of whom are concerned about new policies. Culinary Workers Union Local 226, representing 60,000 workers in Las Vegas and Reno from 178 countries, told The Guardian that members are increasingly nervous. Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said immigration policies have a direct effect on tourism. “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.”
