For Latino entrepreneurs, business growth is as disparate as their political views

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'You cannot think about a good economy without taking Latinos into account,' said Luciana Gomez, who has lived in the United States for 19 years. 'My decision this year has to do with [the] bigger picture of the country and where this country is going.'

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Luciana Gomez has lived in the United States for 19 years. When she moved here from Argentina, she hadn't planned to own a business, but she says living here"helped me discover the passion that I had."

The pandemic is one of the many hurdles Gomez has faced as an entrepreneur. Although she ultimately received a PPP loan, Latinos business owners overall only received PPP loans at half the rate as white people, according to aLuciana Gomez is a cafe owner in Dallas who moved to the U.S. from Argentina 19 years ago. She says she had difficulty accessing funds provided under the Paycheck Protection Program.

"I like his policies," she said."I just feel like I will be better represented. But again, it's not just about me or my business. My decision this year has to do with [the] bigger picture of the country and where this country is going."Watch"America's Future: The Power of the Latino Vote" TONIGHT at 8 and 10 p.m. ET on ABC News Live

Only 3% of Latino-owned businesses earn at least $1 million in annual gross revenue, according to another "I think that my own family encompasses a lot of what we see across America, from my aunts who support [President] Donald Trump through to my mother who actually supports Biden, and it's definitely been one of the bigger challenges navigating that," he said."I mean, we all love each other. We all care deeply about each other. But sometimes some of the divisions are pretty strong.

Meanwhile, Jorge Rivas, owner of Sammy's Mexican Grill in Tuscon, Arizona, says he'll be voting for Trump in this election.for appearing in the VIP section at Trump rally in Phoenix earlier this year. Rivas said he voted for Barack Obama in 2008 but that the Democratic Party slowly moved in a direction he couldn't follow.

 

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sramosABC They respond to Trump and Pence's many lies about the pandemic. It will get worse if the two stay in office for another 4 years. Please vote for Joe and Kamala 2020 to make America great again.

It wouldn't be surprising for Trump if reelected to create a tax paid straight to his bank account before minorities are allowed to open shop. They'll have to show loyalty to him through their pocketbook.

What did Trump have said about Latinos? What? Really? Why the wall?

I hope she voted Trump. Biden is not a strong economic mind.

good luck

what a horrible mistake. Biden isn't the president for the economy or even this country He would sell us out, regulate jobs away from the country again. Your PPP loan wasn't proctored by the president.

Trump called Latinos murderers. rapists and animals. He locked Latino children in cages. Any Latino who votes for Trump is a fool.

Trump calls them low IQ

Im hispanic for jobs, law and order, works here not in China.

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