Immigrant, Inc.
Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)
Published on 30. October 2009
256 pages
978-0-470-57030-2 (ISBN)
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A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skillimmigrant entrepreneurs in America
Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc.explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrantsand their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From thetechies who created icons of the new economy-Intel, Google, eBayand Sun Microsystems-to the young engineers tinkering with solarpower and next-generation car batteries, immigrants have proventhemselves to be America's competitive advantage.
With a focus on legal immigrants and their odyssey from homelandto start-up, this unique book
* Explores the psyche, cultural nuances, skills, and businessstrategies that help immigrants achieve remarkable success
* Explains how immigrants will create the American jobs of thefuture-if we let them
Whether you are a CEO, a civic leader, or an entrepreneuryourself, Immigrant, Inc. warns of the peril ofanti-immigrant attitudes and a hostile immigration process. It alsoexplains how any American can tap their "inner immigrant" totransform their lives and their companies.
Written by an immigration lawyer who represents immigrantentrepreneurs and a journalist who specializes in internationalculture, the authors have a front-row seat to this phenomenon,offering a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of the mostpersistent entrepreneurs of the era.
Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc.explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrantsand their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From thetechies who created icons of the new economy-Intel, Google, eBayand Sun Microsystems-to the young engineers tinkering with solarpower and next-generation car batteries, immigrants have proventhemselves to be America's competitive advantage.
With a focus on legal immigrants and their odyssey from homelandto start-up, this unique book
* Explores the psyche, cultural nuances, skills, and businessstrategies that help immigrants achieve remarkable success
* Explains how immigrants will create the American jobs of thefuture-if we let them
Whether you are a CEO, a civic leader, or an entrepreneuryourself, Immigrant, Inc. warns of the peril ofanti-immigrant attitudes and a hostile immigration process. It alsoexplains how any American can tap their "inner immigrant" totransform their lives and their companies.
Written by an immigration lawyer who represents immigrantentrepreneurs and a journalist who specializes in internationalculture, the authors have a front-row seat to this phenomenon,offering a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of the mostpersistent entrepreneurs of the era.
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Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)
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Richard T. Herman is the founder of Richard T. Herman &Associates, an immigration and business law firm in Cleveland,Ohio, which serves a global clientele in over ten languages. He isthe co-founder of a chapter of TiE, a global network ofentrepreneurs started in 1992 in Silicon Valley. He has appeared onABC's 20/20, National Public Radio, Fox News, and variousaffiliates of NBC, CBS, and ABC. He has also been quoted in suchpublications as USA Today, InformationWeek, PCWorld, Computerworld, CIO, Site Selection,and National Lawyers Weekly.
Robert L. Smith is a veteran journalist who coversinternational cultures and immigration for The Plain Dealer,Ohio's largest newspaper. He has written extensively aboutimmigration issues and has interviewed people at all points of theimmigrant experience, from undocumented field workers tomillionaire entrepreneurs.
Robert L. Smith is a veteran journalist who coversinternational cultures and immigration for The Plain Dealer,Ohio's largest newspaper. He has written extensively aboutimmigration issues and has interviewed people at all points of theimmigrant experience, from undocumented field workers tomillionaire entrepreneurs.
Content
Preface: My Immigrant Experience.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc.
Chapter 1 A Mighty New Idea.
Chapter 2 The Mounting Evidence.
Discovering a Phenomenon.
The Accidental Entrepreneurs.
Urban Legend?
A Skill Grows Lucrative.
Mother of Invention.
The VCs' Keen Eye.
New Seeds, Fertile Soil.
Chapter 3 A Land of Opportunity, Still.
A True Model Minority.
An Idea, an Obsession.
Learning to Persevere.
Survival, Climbing, and Thriving.
Where Business Is Business.
Chapter 4 Restless Dreamers.
Seeing It First.
A 24-Hour Job.
Mexico Never Tasted So Good.
No Room for a Dream.
The Colors of Palestine.
Chapter 5 Earth's Best and Brightest.
Attracting the Striver Class.
An African Way.
The Reluctant Italian-American.
Out of Shadows, into Solar.
Love, Study, and a Start-Up.
At Home Far Away.
Chapter 6 Cowboys of a New Frontier.
A New Kind of Entrepreneur.
A Melting-Pot Dream Team.
The Super Prof.
Joining a New England Tradition .
The Guru.
New Era of Innovation.
Made in America?
Reviving the Motor City.
Spirits High, Lights Aglow.
Chapter 7 Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google.
Starting from Nothing.
The Boat People.
An Artful Niche.
The Family of Google.
Anxious Wait for Visas.
Chapter 8 Importing Solutions.
A Gateway Re-Emerges.
Tapping the Tide.
Savvy Pilgrims, Creative Shopkeepers.
A Wave of Home Restorers.
A Boost for Everyone.
The Power of One.
Pushing Open the Door.
Toward a "Shared Prosperity".
A Harlem-Like Renaissance.
Seeds of Progress.
Chapter 9 The Stimulus We Need.
An Immigrant Advantage.
America Losing Ground.
Suffering an Antiquated System.
A Better Way.
The Change We Need--Changing Attitudes.
Chapter 10 Thinking Like an Immigrant.
The Dream-Keepers.
A Nation of Immigrants Indeed.
Keys to Success.
The Explorer.
The Knowledge Advantage.
For Pride, For Family.
The Power of Teamwork.
The Possible Dream.
Appendix.
About the Authors.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc.
Chapter 1 A Mighty New Idea.
Chapter 2 The Mounting Evidence.
Discovering a Phenomenon.
The Accidental Entrepreneurs.
Urban Legend?
A Skill Grows Lucrative.
Mother of Invention.
The VCs' Keen Eye.
New Seeds, Fertile Soil.
Chapter 3 A Land of Opportunity, Still.
A True Model Minority.
An Idea, an Obsession.
Learning to Persevere.
Survival, Climbing, and Thriving.
Where Business Is Business.
Chapter 4 Restless Dreamers.
Seeing It First.
A 24-Hour Job.
Mexico Never Tasted So Good.
No Room for a Dream.
The Colors of Palestine.
Chapter 5 Earth's Best and Brightest.
Attracting the Striver Class.
An African Way.
The Reluctant Italian-American.
Out of Shadows, into Solar.
Love, Study, and a Start-Up.
At Home Far Away.
Chapter 6 Cowboys of a New Frontier.
A New Kind of Entrepreneur.
A Melting-Pot Dream Team.
The Super Prof.
Joining a New England Tradition .
The Guru.
New Era of Innovation.
Made in America?
Reviving the Motor City.
Spirits High, Lights Aglow.
Chapter 7 Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google.
Starting from Nothing.
The Boat People.
An Artful Niche.
The Family of Google.
Anxious Wait for Visas.
Chapter 8 Importing Solutions.
A Gateway Re-Emerges.
Tapping the Tide.
Savvy Pilgrims, Creative Shopkeepers.
A Wave of Home Restorers.
A Boost for Everyone.
The Power of One.
Pushing Open the Door.
Toward a "Shared Prosperity".
A Harlem-Like Renaissance.
Seeds of Progress.
Chapter 9 The Stimulus We Need.
An Immigrant Advantage.
America Losing Ground.
Suffering an Antiquated System.
A Better Way.
The Change We Need--Changing Attitudes.
Chapter 10 Thinking Like an Immigrant.
The Dream-Keepers.
A Nation of Immigrants Indeed.
Keys to Success.
The Explorer.
The Knowledge Advantage.
For Pride, For Family.
The Power of Teamwork.
The Possible Dream.
Appendix.
About the Authors.
Index.
