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Deportation

He Started a Business Legally. Now Trump's Mass Deportations Threaten Him and Other Immigrant Entrepreneurs.

Immigrants start businesses at a higher rate than native-born Americans, benefitting not only themselves but also their American workers and customers.

Fiona Harrigan | Coming: From the January 2026 issue


A man and a woman stand in a professional kitchen | Photo: Alejandro Flores-Muñoz; Eli Imadali for The Wall Street Journal
(Photo: Alejandro Flores-Muñoz; Eli Imadali for The Wall Street Journal)

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Fiona Harrigan is a deputy managing editor at Reason.

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