Across the country, immigrant small businesses are under growing pressure. Rising rents, limited access to capital, language barriers, and harmful policies threaten the corridors and cultural districts our communities have built for generations.
These businesses are more than storefronts. They are our neighbors. They create trust, jobs, preserve culture, and open pathways for future generations. When one closes, families lose income, communities lose gathering spaces, and entire corridors weaken.
Thriving immigrant business districts don’t happen by chance. They require intentional policy, public support, and collective action.
When immigrant-owned small businesses thrive, our neighborhoods thrive.
National CAPACD’s Protect Immigrant Small Businesses Campaign steering committee refines strategy, deepens outreach, and ensures the campaign reflects the voices and priorities of the communities we serve.
Through the Protect Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses Campaign, National CAPACD, alongside a steering committee of our members from across the country, elevates the stories of immigrant entrepreneurs, highlights the real impacts of current policies, and advances solutions that ensure our communities can thrive.
We are also bringing together partners and allies to build a strong, unified voice grounded in community experience and collective action – and we invite you to endorse the campaign.
By endorsing, your organization will:
