Menendez also cautioned against spreading unfounded claims, such as a recent post that said that as many as 700 immigrants working in Las Vegas resorts on temporary visas could be laid off soon — a claim that Bethany Khan, a spokesperson for the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, said is “unfounded.” 

“Culinary members are protected by a strong contract,” Khan said at the Monday press briefing. “You have to have some type of legal work status to work in the gaming industry, and Culinary members do have that.”