Immigrants boost economy — but how much? - A study could help state avoid more surprises, but politics preserve willful ignorance - Las Vegas

Because these workers live and work under the radar, economists did not foresee the effects of their lost wages and spending on state revenues.

The result is “we plan in the dark,” says Jeremy Aguero, principal of Applied Analysis, a Las Vegas consulting company whose clients include Clark County, the Wynn resort and the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the state’s research arm.

And now that the state government is lurching forward with steep spending cuts midway through its budget cycle, some say flawed revenue projections are partly to blame.”*

*From: http://www.lasvegassun.com
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