And nearly half were founded by immigrants or their children. Immigrant entrepreneurs are the American dream. Last year, SBA loans to green card holders totaled an estimated $5.7 billion, supporting over 80,000 jobs. But now Trump's draconian citizenship restrictions are disrupting immigrants' business operations and locking them out of critical financing. This administration's message to immigrants is clear. The American Dream is not for you. Rather than focusing on making loans to deserving small businesses, Trump's SBA is demonizing immigrant communities and hurting our community at the same time. (04:24–04:34)
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Asserts that new citizenship restrictions are harming immigrant business operations.
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