Immigrants are among America's most successful entrepreneurs, starting about a quarter of all new businesses. And Dreamers, whose future our President continues to jeopardize, start businesses at rates higher than the overall public. Instead of talking about building walls, let's put America's entrepreneurial sector back to work.
Nydia M. Velazquez: “Immigrants are among America's most successful entrepreneurs, starting about a quarter of all new businesses. And…”
On the recordJanuary 9, 2019
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