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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Immigration crackdown causing ‘Trump slump’ in Las Vegas tourism, unions say

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Visitors walk along the Las Vegas Strip last week. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Trump administration’s immigration policies are affecting workers and driving, in part, a decline in tourism, including international tourists, to Las Vegas, according to workers and the largest labor union in the state of Nevada.

Visitors to Las Vegas overall dropped 11.3% in June 2025, compared to the same month last year. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, international visitors to one of the world’s largest tourist destinations dropped 13% in June.

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