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Housing Slump

By Timothy Pratt

Sunday, April 6, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

The housing slump in Las Vegas, now in its second year, has affected thousands of Hispanic construction workers who have left the city as their jobs disappeared. Most of them are undocumented illegal immigrants, so the government has little information on them. However, their departure, and the slowdown in work for those who remained, is causing a corresponding slump in businesses that cater to them, including grocery stores and apartments.

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  1. By 2manyialasvegas
    4/6/08 at 9:03 p.m.
    Suggest removal

    Good.
    Now maybe you'll see more employers hiring Citizens. Time they all go and don't come back in 3 years or ever.

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