Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the U.S. Economy, Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Immigrant entrepreneurs create jobs and strengthen the economy, and the U.S. should tailor immigration laws and policies to encourage the best and the brightest to create businesses on U.S. soil, according to a new joint report issued today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Immigration Policy Center (IPC). The report, Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the U.S. Economy examines immigrant entrepreneurship in many different sectors, including neighborhood, growth, transnational, and science and technology firms, and demonstrates how these immigrant businesses create jobs for U.S. workers and contribute to America’s economic growth.

In a related development, the Immigration Learning Center has created the Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame that was announced during the call. The Hall of Fame, which includes Levi Strauss, Andrew Carnegie, and Sergey Brin (Google), pays tribute to 61 immigrants who made significant contributions to the U.S. economy. Collectively, these companies generate revenues of more than $900 billion and employ more than 2 million people.

KJ