A center has opened in Michigan for businesses to access all the federal government programs and information to enable them to be more successful. Economic recovery depends on small business, many of which are owned by immigrants. - - Donna Poisl
Locke touts opening of business center
BY NIRAJ WARIKOO and KATHLEEN GRAY, FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
Speaking in Dearborn on Tuesday to about 60 Arab-American and religious leaders, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that metro Detroiters with roots in the Middle East can help grow the economy but sometimes face problems with discrimination.
Drawing upon his experiences as the son of Chinese immigrants, Locke said, "We are all immigrants except for the Native Americans ... America owes a great debt to Arab-Americans and people of the Islamic faith."
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