In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white

Associated Press

BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Immigrants, as well as those who work closely with them, say both sides’ efforts to crack down on the border have clouded the larger immigration issue in ways often too nuanced to break down cleanly along ideological lines. They say that both parties’ attempts to gain the upper hand on the issue have often overshadowed immigrants’ contributions to the nation’s economy and menaced the social fabric of communities they have built — with little regard for the people involved who are being subsumed by the politics. Nowhere is that clearer than in Nevada, where roughly 1 in 5 workers is foreign-born, the largest percentage of any swing state.