[EggsAckley]

"A UNLV study asserts illegals contribute 16 billion a year to our local economy."

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

[HiJinx]

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

Without the illegals working as maids in the hotels/casinos, they wouldn't be able to operate...there's your 16 Billion. /t-i-c

[Reaganwuzthebest]

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

Same here. And they say nothing about how much illegals take out of the economy with the benefits they steal.

[OKIEDOC]

My thoughts also.

First of all this is a puff piece by a left wing writer.

100,000 illegals taking jobs that black Democratic plantation workers won't do could not come close to contributing 16 billion to Nevada's economy.
Just doing the math in the head would mean each illegal was contributing about $160,000 dollars to the economy. I don't think working for minimum wage even with over time and double overtime would come close to that figure. I could be wrong.

[Stu Cohen]

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

Their cheap labor enables the big venues in LV to make an extra $16 Billion/yearly.

That gain comes at the expense of American workers.

Can you imagine paying housekeepers $10/hour????

The horror.

[ARA]

If that was true, we would be recruiting them at the borders and giving them signing bonus'.

[TLI]

"A UNLV study asserts illegals contribute 16 billion a year to our local economy."

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

That come to $158,415.84 per illegal.

Right. Sure.

I too, believe this... more Kool-Aid please.

[Gaffer]

BS liberal professor logic....

[ought-six]

If illegals contribute $16 billion to the economy they also cause the loss of at least $20 billion. Thus, it's at least a $4 billion loss to us. Deport them all.

[philetus]

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas."

I think when they say "contribute" they mean the money they save by hiring illegals.

[McGavin999]

"A UNLV study asserts illegals contribute 16 billion a year to our local economy."

How do they contribute to the ecomony when they are sending most of the money they earn back to Mexico. Remittances are the largest portion of the Mexican economy.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

I'm having trouble understanding how 101,000 illegals can contribute 16 billion a year to the economy of Las Vegas.

That equates to $160,000.00 from each illegal alien. Bull! Another lie that will not even be challenged by the MSM. I can see each one COSTING $160,000 but not generating $160,000.

Notice in ALL these MSM reports that they never talk about the drain on our economy--the BILLION$ spent on incarceration, welfare, hospitlaiztion, free baby birthing and care and all the freebies the illegal aliens get.

I maintain that there is a net drain on our economy, but the leftists (including the Republican leftists) refuse to mention that.

Our politicians are trashing our nation. We have lost our national sovereignty, and an invasion is not being recognized by the politicians of both parties.