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Today, Acting Small Business Administrator Tami Perriello, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti, and other senior Biden-Harris Administration officials from the SBA and Department of Treasury held a virtual meeting with more than 100 representatives from small business advocates, minority and women small business leaders, lenders, and other economic organizations.
The senior administration officials underscored President Biden and Vice President Harris’s commitment to providing small businesses with the support they need throughout the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, especially ensuring minority- and women- owned businesses have fair and equitable access to small business relief programs. They discussed how the Biden-Harris Administration will focus on identifying Navigators to ensure small businesses in communities of color and underserved communities can better access t
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Biden s immigration plan may hit delays amid GOP opposition
US President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday to reverse several hardline immigration policies put in place by former President Donald Trump.
PublishedJan 22, 2021, 9:32 am SGT
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SAN ANTONIO – After Joe Biden becomes president of the United States, he has said overhauling the nation’s immigration laws will be his top priority.
Biden’s priority comes as a relief to Sara Ramey, an immigration attorney and executive director of the Migrant Center for Human Rights that primarily works with asylum seekers.
“It’s a very good first step,” Ramey said.
Ramey said she’s also excited to hear stakeholders and constituents will be consulted “on how to really come to a comprehensive and common-sense immigration plan.”