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Nydia Velázquez: Twenty-eight percent of all of the Main Street businesses around the country are owned by immigrants.

On the recordApril 27, 2021
Twenty-eight percent of all of the Main Street businesses around the country are owned by immigrants.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Highlights the significant contribution of immigrants to Main Street business ownership.

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