Las Vegas is not included in the Southwest Border Area, but according to the map on page 277 in the textbook, the outskirts of the city border the transitional area. Included in the title of this chapter is the word 'Tricultural' meaning that there are three different cultures that make up the Southwest Border Area; American Indians, Hispanics, and Anglos. The population of Las Vegas is also very culturally diverse. Vegas does not have a very large American Indian population; In 2000 Native Americans accounted for 0.8% of the entire population (279). On the other hand Vegas does have a fair amount of Hispanic Americans living in the area. In the 2000 census Hispanics made up 24.9% of the population, this number is high in Nevada's eyes, but nothing in comparison to counties in New Mexico and Texas where Hispanics are prevalent (70-99.7% of the population (279)). In a report conducted by the UNLV the writers claim that the high rate in which Hispanics have been immigrating from Central and South America is due to the fact that the service, ranching, and mining industries have significantly grown. The city is not complaining about the high volume of immigrants that have found their way to Las Vegas, if anything they are more than grateful as there is a need for people to work in the booming service and construction industries. Luckily for the immigrants that choose to make Las Vegas their new home, both the service and construction industries do not require training, and English is not necessary, so as soon as the immigrants arrive they, so to speak, have "struck it lucky" in sin city.
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