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Adult Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Memories and Influences

Report Author: 
Nga-Wing Anjela Wong, Paul Y. Watanabe and Michael Liu
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Nov

 

Probing the changing makeup of American college campuses, Adult Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Memories and Influences offers unparalleled insight into the journeys of today’s graduate students born to immigrant entrepreneur parents.

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Lessons from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Report Author: 
Betsy Cooper and Kevin O’Neil
Original Date of Publication: 
2005 Aug

Lessons from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (click to view)

Iranian Immigrants in the United States

Report Author: 
Shirin Hakimzadeh and David Dixon
Original Date of Publication: 
2006 Jun

Iranian Immigrants in the United States (click to view)

While news headlines focus on escalating tensions between Iran and the United States over Iran's nuclear energy program, less attention has been paid to the United States' Iranian-born population.  

American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness

Report Author: 
Stuart Anderson and Michaela Platzer
Original Date of Publication: 
2006 Nov

American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness (click to view)

This first-of-its-kind report provides an objective overview of the impact of immigrant entrepreneurs and professionals on the U.S. Economy.

The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors

Report Author: 
William R. Kerr
Original Date of Publication: 
2008 Dec

The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors (click to view)

The contributions of immigrants to U.S. technology formation are staggering. While the foreign-born account for just over 10 percent of the U.S. working population, they represent 25 percent of the U.S. science and engineering workforce and nearly 50 percent of those with doctorates. 

How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?

Report Author: 
Jennifer Hunt, Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle
Original Date of Publication: 
2009 Jan

How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation? (click to view)

The authors measure the extent to which skilled immigrants increase innovation in the United States by exploring individual patenting behavior as well as state-level determinants of patenting.  

The "New American" Fortune 500

Report Author: 
Partnership for a New American Economy
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Jun

The "New American" Fortune 500 (click to view)

Losing the World's Best and Brightest: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part V

Report Author: 
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian, Richard B. Freeman and Alex Salkever
Original Date of Publication: 
2009 Mar

America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part V (click to view)

Foreign national students have come to the United States to study and have participated in some of the most advanced academic research efforts to date. They lend enormous brainpower to the development of technological and scientific innovations that benefitted America.  

America's Loss is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part IV

Report Author: 
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian, Richard B. Freeman and Gary Gereffi
Original Date of Publication: 
2009 Mar

 

America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part IV (click to view)

Immigrants have historically provided one of America's greatest competitive advantages. A large and growing proportion of immigrants come with high levels of education and skill. Immigrants have co-founded firms such as Google, Intel, eBay and Yahoo.

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