American companies founded by immigrants

[GreatNews2night]

[FONT=&quot]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

 

[ocean515]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

No.

In fact, if you want to get technical, every single person living in the United States is here as the result of immigration, some ancient, some recent.

Despite what a few people might feel, legal immigration is not an issue.

 

[Outlook]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

Are you talking about illegal immigrants or legal immigrants?
Why do you continue to confuse the two?

Center for Immigration Studies found that 63% of non-citizen households access welfare programs.

 

[Captain Adverse]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

Who has said "LEGAL" immigration is detrimental? :unsure13:

I've certainly never said so; in fact I am a strong advocate of LEGAL immigration.

IMO those who try the LEGAL route not only admire our society, but also seek to become a part of it with every intention to integrate, assimilate, and work to improve it as a supporting member.

However, I consider ILLEGAL immigration, or more properly MIGRATION detrimental to the United States. That's because MIGRANTS differ from immigrants in several ways, but most importantly in that they are typically fleeing a bad situation and looking for a new place to set up their own original culture replacing the one they flee to.

That is detrimental to these United States.

 

[Condor060]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

Please provide any information where any Trump supporters are saying legal immigration is detrimental to the United States.

I don't believe you.

 

[Manc Skipper]

Are you talking about illegal immigrants or legal immigrants?
Why do you continue to confuse the two?

Center for Immigration Studies found that 63% of non-citizen households access welfare programs.

John Tanton's front "think tank" never found an aspect of immigration that it liked.

 

[AmNat]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

What countries did those company-founding immigrants come from?

 

[Chomsky]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

Having been raised in an ethnic immigrant community, and living in a city that's been described as "a city of immigrants", I fully believe the numbers you present could legit.

Immigrants start businesses. Many, businesses. There's many reasons (which I could explain if really need be), but they really, really, really start businesses! I can't tell you how many I've known. And the business-starting immigrants I've known very often succeed financially over their American counterparts that have been here as families for multiple generations, due to the American kids often preferring the relative ease of being an employee rather than the hard-work, unknown, and effort required in starting a business. It's just a fact of life. With another fact being the entreprenuerism decreases with each generation's distance from the immigrant parents, as their kids & grandkids assimilate into American culture.

But if you ever want to see real hustle, watch an immigrant! :thumbs:

 

[PeteEU]

What countries did those company-founding immigrants come from?

Steve Jobs/Apple = Syria
Sergey Brin/Google = Russia/USSR
Elon Musk/Tesla/Space X = South Africa
"Max" Levchin/Paypal = Ukraine/USSR
Luke Nosek/Paypal = Poland
Pierre Omidyar/Ebay = France
Nigel Morris/Capital One = England
Maxwell Kohl/Kohl's = Poland
Cherng family/Panda Express = China
Jerry Yang/Yahoo = Taiwan

Noteable others Nordstroms, Goldman Sacha, Comcast, AT&T, Phizer, Radioshack, Kraft Foods and Colgate.




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[Mach]

Who has said "LEGAL" immigration is detrimental? :unsure13.

Fox New's Laura Ingram let it slip what her viewers think.

Laura Ingraham: “The America we know and love doesn’t exist anymore. Massive demographic changes have been foisted on the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don’t like ... this is related to both illegal and legal immigration”

You're faux uncertainty doesn't fool anyone.

 

[GreatNews2night]

Are you talking about illegal immigrants or legal immigrants?
Why do you continue to confuse the two?

Center for Immigration Studies found that 63% of non-citizen households access welfare programs.

What part of legal immigration you don't understand? My post clearly made reference to legal immigration. You are the one introducing the illegal kind, not me.

 

[GreatNews2night]

Who has said "LEGAL" immigration is detrimental? :unsure13:

I've certainly never said so; in fact I am a strong advocate of LEGAL immigration.

IMO those who try the LEGAL route not only admire our society, but also seek to become a part of it with every intention to integrate, assimilate, and work to improve it as a supporting member.

However, I consider ILLEGAL immigration, or more properly MIGRATION detrimental to the United States. That's because MIGRANTS differ from immigrants in several ways, but most importantly in that they are typically fleeing a bad situation and looking for a new place to set up their own original culture replacing the one they flee to.

That is detrimental to these United States.

I couldn't agree more. I wasn't talking about illegal immigration, which I also abhor.

The problem is, yes, part of Trump's nativist base is against ALL immigration, legal and illegal.

I'm only against the illegal kind.

 

[AmNat]

Steve Jobs/Apple = Syria
Sergey Brin/Google = Russia/USSR
Elon Musk/Tesla/Space X = South Africa
"Max" Levchin/Paypal = Ukraine/USSR
Luke Nosek/Paypal = Poland
Pierre Omidyar/Ebay = France
Nigel Morris/Capital One = England
Maxwell Kohl/Kohl's = Poland
Cherng family/Panda Express = China
Jerry Yang/Yahoo = Taiwan

Noteable others Nordstroms, Goldman Sacha, Comcast, AT&T, Phizer, Radioshack, Kraft Foods and Colgate.




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There seems to be a pattern there.

 

[Lovebug]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

Legal immigrants are ever so welcome. So your point being? I even remember Trump saying something about merit. Have you ever heard that?

 

[Moon]

[FONT=&quot]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

In a country of 320+ million people there might be some with whom you disagree. Shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone.

 

[Captain Adverse]

Fox New's Laura Ingram let it slip what her viewers think.

You're faux uncertainty doesn't fool anyone.

First of all, if you are going to quote someone, please provide a link to the quote so I can see for myself both it AND the context within which it flows. I've learned how some "sources" like to misrepresent statements completely out of context.

Second of all, if the lady said such a thing, and if the context reflects a position representative of the OP's question, then I don't agree with in regards to legal immigration at all.

Hmm, on second thought I do have concern's about the lottery (if that still exists), and how non-vetted "winners" might be a detriment to our system.

Thirdly, "representative of what her viewer's think" is a mighty big assumption. As if you know for a fact what the whole set of "her viewers" think. :coffeepap:

 

[PeteEU]

Oh and a dark horse.. Jeff Bezos. Yes he was born in the US and his biological father was an American. However he was raised by Miguel "Mike" Bezos, who adopted him at age 4. His father Bezos... an illegal immigrant from Cuba (by todays GOP standard)... aka a Cuban refugee.

 

[Luther]

No.

In fact, if you want to get technical, every single person living in the United States is here as the result of immigration, some ancient, some recent.

Despite what a few people might feel, legal immigration is not an issue.

When are you going to put that High number legal immigration?

I think you will never get it(wink)

 

[gdgyva]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

who said legal immigration is BAD?

most of the GOP and conservatives want to reign in illegal immigration

how many do we currently have here now? can you answer? can anyone?

people who have overstayed visa's or snuck into the country...

we allow approx 1 million new legal immigrants into the USA annually....

now maybe that system needs refinement, and some changes ( i think it does) as my wife has a bunch of relatives from Germany waiting for their cards, and two have been on the list for 8 years now

but we have to stop or at least stop the majority of those coming illegally....that is the ISSUE

that has always been the issue, and that will always be the issue

 

[gdgyva]

Fox New's Laura Ingram let it slip what her viewers think.



You're faux uncertainty doesn't fool anyone.

so one idiot broadcaster makes one idiot remark and you take that as all GOP and conservative

LMAO

:lamo :rofl

too freaking stupid to even be serious

 

[Luther]

who said legal immigration is BAD?

most of the GOP and conservatives want to reign in illegal immigration

how many do we currently have here now? can you answer? can anyone?

people who have overstayed visa's or snuck into the country...

we allow approx 1 million new legal immigrants into the USA annually....

now maybe that system needs refinement, and some changes ( i think it does) as my wife has a bunch of relatives from Germany waiting for their cards, and two have been on the list for 8 years now

but we have to stop or at least stop the majority of those coming illegally....that is the ISSUE

that has always been the issue, and that will always be the issue

most of the GOP and conservatives want to reign in illegal immigration

But ignore that legal immigration is twice as much as it should be

 

[Luther]

[FONT="]A recent analysis by the New American Economy, a research and advocacy group, found that nearly 45% of this year’s Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT="]That’s 223 out of 500 companies in the U.S.

101 were directly founded by foreign-born individuals, and 122 founded by children of immigrants.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Those companies collectively generated $6.1 trillion in revenue in 2019 — which is bigger than the GDP of countries like Japan, Germany, and the UK — and employed 13.5 million people.

New American Fortune 500 in 2019

Come again? Is legal immigration detrimental to the United States, like some more rabid Trump supporters have insinuated?[/FONT]

You have a excellent "Spin" going(LOL)

 

[GreatNews2night]

For the record: I'm decisively against illegal immigration. I welcome the legal kind although I agree with someone here that the lottery is misguided and should be cancelled. I'd favor a merit system for legal immigration, similar to Australia's, favoring the prospective immigrant's qualifications rather than family reunion (except for first degree relatives of American citizens such as a foreign spouse of a citizen). I also would like a reform that would introduce easily obtainable non-immigrant work permits (without a path to citizenship) for the sectors that need less qualified workers such as harvesting, hospitality, construction, etc. I'd also favor stiffer penalties for American businesses that knowingly and willingly offer jobs to illegal immigrants. I think the latter would be more efficient than a wall to curb illegal immigration, if the penalties were stiff enough and if they really got routinely enforced, all the way to owners and CEOs of companies or businesses.

And no, there are many who oppose BOTH kinds of immigration, legal and illegal. Those are the nativist Americans, and they do exist (those who think the only real Americans are the ones born here, disregarding the citizenship of naturalized Americans who were born abroad and legally immigrated here). Opinions to the contrary here are attempts to be blind to the issue.

Just recently Donald Trump went after four American citizens who are US representatives, three of them being born here of immigrant parents (one of them, not even, since Puerto Ricans are also American citizens), and one being born abroad and naturalized American. He said they should go back to where they came from. If that's not being against legal immigration, I don't know what is.

I've personally seen legal immigrants being harassed and told to go back to their countries.

So to pretend that all people are only against illegal immigration is a bald-faced lie.

 

[Luther]

For the record: I'm decisively against illegal immigration. I welcome the legal kind although I agree with someone here that the lottery is misguided and should be cancelled. I'd favor a merit system for legal immigration, similar to Australia's, favoring the prospective immigrant's qualifications rather than family reunion (except for first degree relatives of American citizens such as a foreign spouse of a citizen). I also would like a reform that would introduce easily obtainable non-immigrant work permits (without a path to citizenship) for the sectors that need less qualified workers such as harvesting, hospitality, construction, etc. I'd also favor stiffer penalties for American businesses that knowingly and willingly offer jobs to illegal immigrants. I think the latter would be more efficient than a wall to curb illegal immigration, if the penalties were stiff enough and if they really got routinely enforced, all the way to owners and CEOs of companies or businesses.

And no, there are many who oppose BOTH kinds of immigration, legal and illegal. Those are the nativist Americans, and they do exist (those who think the only real Americans are the ones born here, disregarding the citizenship of naturalized Americans who were born abroad and legally immigrated here). Opinions to the contrary here are attempts to be blind to the issue.

Just recently Donald Trump went after four American citizens who are US representatives, three of them being born here of immigrant parents (one of them, not even, since Puerto Ricans are also American citizens), and one being born abroad and naturalized American. He said they should go back to where they came from. If that's not being against legal immigration, I don't know what is.

I've personally seen legal immigrants being harassed and told to go back to their countries.

So to pretend that all people are only against illegal immigration is a bald-faced lie.

Did you know that the congress poo pooed the greatest immigration study EVER recommendations back in the 1990's?

They did

Listen to their recommendations for the numbers

We have twice as much today(Angry)

 

[ocean515]

When are you going to put that High number legal immigration?

I think you will never get it(wink)

Two things.

A question should make sense.

Your bias is not my concern.