Immigrants fill jobs to fuel economy of Scottsdale, Arizona

“Scottsdale is the nation’s Whitest big city, but its Hispanic population has increased sixfold since 1980 and immigrant workers shoulder thousands of the city’s service jobs.

Many recent immigrants make the hotel beds, build and clean the houses, maintain the yards, wash the dishes and serve the food for a resident population that is 90 percent White, and 85 percent Anglo or non-Hispanic White. “

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