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On the recordJanuary 9, 2019
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.
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Nydia M. Velazquez
New York
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Jan 9, 2019

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