{"id":12089,"date":"2025-06-04T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=12089"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:35:39","slug":"the-strip-he-banked-on-now-strips-him-down","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/opinion\/the-strip-he-banked-on-now-strips-him-down\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strip he banked on now strips him down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donald Trump\u2019s recent move to label Las Vegas as a &#8220;sanctuary jurisdiction&#8221; is not only politically calculated\u2014it\u2019s historically dishonest and economically reckless. For decades, Las Vegas has not just been a stage for Trump\u2019s ventures\u2014it\u2019s been a pillar of his wealth and campaign war chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las Vegas is powered by immigrants. According to the Pew Research Center, <strong>Nevada has the highest proportion of undocumented workers in the U.S., representing over 7.1% of the total labor force<\/strong>. In Clark County, home to Las Vegas, nearly <strong>half of all hospitality workers are Latino<\/strong>, with many being first- or second-generation immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These same communities laid the foundation\u2014literally and financially\u2014of Trump\u2019s legacy. The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, opened in 2008, was constructed by laborers from immigrant backgrounds. Today, unions like <strong>Culinary Workers Local 226<\/strong>, composed largely of immigrants, continue to negotiate the very contracts that keep the gaming industry\u2014and Trump\u2019s former interests\u2014operational. And then there\u2019s the money. In the 2020 election, Trump raised more than <strong>$6.3 million from Nevada<\/strong>, much of it from casino-linked donors. Chief among them: the late <strong>Sheldon Adelson<\/strong>, billionaire owner of Las Vegas Sands. Adelson was Trump\u2019s largest donor, funneling over <strong>$75 million<\/strong> into super PACs that carried Trump\u2019s re-election efforts. His empire, built on casino wealth, remains deeply tied to immigrant labor and Las Vegas\u2019s economic heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To vilify Las Vegas now\u2014during an election year\u2014as a supposed haven for undocumented migrants is more than political theatre. It\u2019s economic betrayal. It jeopardizes the gaming sector\u2019s fragile recovery, it disrespects the workforce that powers the Strip, and it ignores the legacy of Adelson, whose fortune and influence were rooted in this very city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Trump\u2019s effort to reclaim the presidency, he seems willing to discard the hands that built his towers and funded his campaigns. Las Vegas deserves better than political scapegoating\u2014it deserves recognition for the immigrant labor that built both fortunes and futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s attack on Las Vegas as a \u201csanctuary\u201d city ignores the immigrant workforce that built his fortune and funded his campaigns. 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