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How small-business loans got caught in Trump's immigration crackdown

A small-business loan helped Sayuri Tsuchitani open her own storefront: a Japanese head spa. But today, she wouldn

For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore.

(Image credit: Courtesy of Sayuri Tsuchitani)

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