In Las Vegas, striking Culinary Union workers won their battle for new work contracts at most resort and casinos in 2024. Most of the union’s members are immigrants, said spokesperson Ted Pappageorge.

“This is the greatest economy in the world. But this economy needs workers,” he said while on the picket line in Las Vegas back in December 2023. “These are hard-working people who deserve a path to citizenship.”

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...Dulce Santiago another Las Vegas resort and casino worker worries about her co-workers and the country.

“This is a melting pot country and immigrants are the backbone of that. I truly believe that,” said Santiago, a U.S.-born worker who participated in the culinary strike.