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A new federal policy restricts SBA loans to U.S. citizens, affecting many immigrant business owners in California.
Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and ...
Liz Perez, owner of GC Green, a general contracting and consulting firm that focuses on clean energy, at her home in Vista on Jan. 31, 2025. Perez and other small business owners and advocates say ...