Chicago (WGN) – Small Business Administration plans to close its office in Chicago and those in five other haven cities.
Director Kelly Levler, who was born in Blomington and attended by Illinois Urbana Champin University, said in an announcement on Thursday that the offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Sayattle will be closed. Work will resume in municipalities that are less expensive, more easy, and that “the best service community service and compliance with the Federal Immigration Law.”
“During the era of President Trump, SBA is obliged to put American citizens at the beginning again – starting from ensuring that the zero taxpayer money is going to finance illegal foreigners,” said Lovler's statement.
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In addition, the agency said on Thursday that it will set a new policy to verify the citizenship of SBA programs. The lenders will need to confirm that the implementation of business is not fully owned or partial by someone illegally in the country.
“We will return our focus on enabling legal and qualified business owners throughout the United States – in partnership with municipalities who share this commitment of this administration to secure borders and safe societies,” said Levler.
This announcement comes only one day after the mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson, the New York mayor Eric Adams and the mayor of Boston Michel Woo and the mayor of Denver Mike Johnston municipality to questions about a texture in their cities.
In Chicago, the city and the state law prohibits police officers from interrogating people about their migration and limits their ability to cooperate with the enforcement of migration and customs. Politics existed, in some form, for 40 years.
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