A study recently released by the National Foundation for American Policy reveals that more than half of American startup companies with valuations of $1 billion or more were founded by immigrants. What's more, almost 80% of privately held, billion-dollar startups have either an immigrant founder or an immigrant in a prominent leadership role.
“The best ideas will never be applied or perfected without people willing to take a chance on those ideas, and billion-dollar companies are among America’s most innovative.”
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