LAS VEGAS (AP) — Immigration activists in Las Vegas are hoping to capitalize on the momentum President Barack Obama brought when he spoke on the topic here last month.

Two unions teamed up Monday to hold a rally at the Cashman Center convention hall in North Las Vegas in support of a major immigration overhaul.

The Culinary Union drew about 1,000 hotel workers to the convention center in the morning to discuss contract negotiations at several mega-casinos on the Strip, Spokeswoman Yvanna Cancela said.

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