We Are All Immigrants

the KEY to rebuilding our economy and creating jobs

Richard Herman

Nearly 2/3 of America is an immigrant, a child or grandchild of an immigrant, or married to an immigrant

some came to these shores voluntarily..some did not

Its in our DNA

we are strivers and survivors

We Are All Immigrants

Before 1921, there was no U.S. immigration law. .you did not apply for a visa.you did not apply for a green card.you just showed up at the border, driven by a dream, ready to work and create

In 2011, with the U.S. economy stuck in first gear, its time we remember..how to drive the economy ..FAST

we welcome the job-creators

Immigrants Create Jobs

40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or child of an immigrant These companies employ 10 million people worldwide, and generate $4,200,000,000,000 in revenue per year

7 of 10 most valuable brands in the world were created by U.S. immigrants or children of U.S. immigrants
Ford GE AT &T Boe ing Disne y Apple He rtz Pfiz e r Google Budwe ise r McDona lds IBM Kraft Proc te r & Ga mble Le vis Bank of Ame ric a Inte l Home De pot U. S. Ste e l Dow UPS Este e La ude r DuPont He inz

Immigrants have created millions of jobs for Americans, and will create millions more. if we let them --- in advanced manufacturing, clean energy, biotech, advanced materials, exports.

But. Isnt Immigrant a Dirty Word?

George Carlins 7 Dirty Words

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Number of Shows Including Discussion of Illegal Immigration in 2007 Lou Dobbs Tonight

146

74

O'Reilly Factor

Glenn Beck

52% 45% Proportions of Discussions on Illegal Immigration Mentioning Crime in 2007 Lou Dobbs Tonight O'Reilly Factor Glenn Beck 39%

Immigration and Crime FACTS

y San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, and Austin y Immigrant Incarceration Rates are one-fifth

the incarceration rates of people born in the U.S.

We dont talk about immigrants as the DreamKeepers, the JobCreators, the Bedrock of Family-Values, the ENGINE that makes America work!

Time to Change the Conversation

IMMIGRANT, INC ---- A CULTURE

y Family y Hard Work & Thrift y Education y Entrepreneurship y Self-Reliance y Love of Country & the Dream

Immigrant-Founded Companies
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Compiled by Richard Herman, www.ImmigrantInc.com

USA: Immigrants Driving the New Economy & Urban Revitalization

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Immigrants twice as likely as native-born  to start a business;  * Immigrants founded more than 50% of the high-tech companies in Silicon Valley;  * Immigrants are more likely to earn an advanced degree, invent something, and be awarded a U.S. patent;

Immigrants Are Driving U.S. Innovation

* 2009 Nobel Prizes in Science --U.S. Dominated with 8 out of 9 going to U.S. citizens (over 50% foreign-born Americans) Immigrants filing patents at twice rate of American-born. Immigrant patent filings: 72% Qualcomm, 65% Merck, 64% GE, 60% Cisco

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The venture capitalists know a deal when they see one

25 % O F A L L P U B L I C , V E N T U R E B A C K E D F I R M S I N U. S . F O U N D E D B Y IMMIGRANTS A D D H I G H T E C H L A B E L , P E R C E N TA G E I N C R E A S E S TO 4 0 % M A R K E T C A P O F $50 0 B I L L I O N - - PUBLIC, VENTURE BACKED I M M I G R A N T C O M PA N I E S

Immigrants Can Drive Exports

y Research in Sweden demonstrates that a 10

percent increase in immigrant population was linked to a 6 percent increase in bilateral trade with the immigrants home country. Furthermore, the study found for every 12,000 immigrants, Swedish exports would increase by approximately $1 billion dollars.

Obama: Double Exports in 5 Years to Create U.S. Jobs

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IMF predicts that 87 percent of the worlds economic growth over the next five years will occur outside of the U.S. Much of this growth will occur in developing countries, as the percent of global GDP coming from traditionally developed countries continues to decline * small and medium sized enterprises are responsible for 80% of private sector employment, yet, ONLY 1% OF SMALL/MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES ARE ENGAGED IN EXPORTING.

Children of Immigrants Dominate 2011 Intel Science Talent Search (Junior Nobel Prize)

* Of the 40 finalists, 28 had least one immigrant parent. *Of those parents, 24 originally came to U.S. on H-1B worker visa

Children of Immigrants Dominate Scripps National Spelling Bee

2011 winner: 4th American of Indian descent to win in a row Children of Indian immigrants won 9 of last 13 years Its not about the words--- its about the American value of hard work

And not just PhD immigrants ----- all hardworking immigrants with a dream. Its all connected.

The richest regions are those with the highest proportion of immigrants.
Presidents Commission on Immigration, 1953

$1.5 trillion added to GDP in next 10 years

.If we legalize the 11 million undocumented persons in U.S.

Study at UCLA, 2010

World Is Flat Guy, Tom Friedman

Dear America, please remember how you got to be the wealthiest country in history. the formula was very simple: build this really flexible, really open economy, tolerate creative destruction so dead capital is quickly redeployed to better ideas and companies,

Pour into it the most diverse, smart and energetic immigrants from every corner of the world and the stir and repeat, stir and repeat, stir and repeat.

Immigrants Will Make You Rich

Revitalize America s Economy by Pursuing Strategies That Strengthen Connections to the World and that Make Our Cities More Attractive and Welcoming To Immigrants, Internationals, and Foreign Trade and Investment as a Means to Produce Jobs And Regional Economic Growth.

Want Jobs?
1. Pass immigration law reform so that the U.S. can build the most powerful, innovative and entrepreneurial teams on the plant --- to invent new products, create new companies, and welcome 15 million new consumers and tax-payers. 2. Support immigrant entrepreneurs. 3. Leverage immigrant-connections to accelerate U.S. exports, to attract more businesses to relocate to U.S. and invest here. 4. Turn the page on xenophobia and fear, and embrace a globally-diverse, tolerant, cosmopolitan country that wants to WIN!

Are We Getting It Right?

Its important that we understand WHY so many Americans fear and loathe the new immigrants

Americas Demographics Are A-Changin

* Last decade, 85% of population increase from racial & ethnic minorities 1 out of 7 new marriages are interracial

Young whites (under 18) are the minority in 10 states, including Arizona By 2021, the majority of children 4 and under will be minority By 2042, the majority of all Americans will be minority

U.S. Immigration & Its Job-Creation Capacity:

BROKEN

Immigration Policy Is Not Aligned with Nations Economic Development Needs

Discriminate Against Highly Skilled. Of 1 Million Green Cards issued per year, only 45% or given to highly skilled (advanced degreed) or investor immigrants Malawi = India (nationality quotas: each country allocated 7% of employment based green cards per year, regardless of their nations population)
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These quotas are nearly 60 years old ----- they have no relationship with the needs of Americas New Economy

Skilled immigrants, many of whom want to start their own company in the U.S., have to wait up to 8 years for a Green Card

We train the worlds best and brightest at our universities..only to kick them out of the country when they graduate with their advanced degrees and encourage them to compete AGAINST the U.S.

We treat them like DIRT, instead of the GOLDEN-JOBCREATORS!

What part of legal immigration is #!@x^#!-ed up dont they understand?

So, they are leaving (or not coming at all)

First time in U.S. history----- reverse brain drain, over 100,000 high skilled immigrants are expected to leave the U.S. in next 10 years

They see new opportunity in their home countries, or are welcomed in other countries

Canada and other countries are coming to U.S. soil to recruit our disgruntled high-skill immigrants, offering them fast-track citizenship, jobs, and business support

This is what NYC Mayor Bloomberg calls:

National Suicide.

Talent is the New Oil. Drill, Baby, Dr ill!

Want to Win? Build the most powerful teams on the planet (just like NBA)

The Dream Act

The Staple Act

Can Immigrants Save the Rust Belt?

Rust Belt Is Hemorrhaging Jobs & People

y MICHIGAN
 

y OHIO


Over last 10 years, lost 790,000 jobs

Over last 10 years, lost 525,000 jobs

Detroit: over last 60 years, lost 50% of population (1.8 million to 900,000) Percentage of immigrants dropped from 30% to 10%

Cleveland: over last 60 years, lost 60% of population (950,000 to 396,000) (17% in 10 yrs) Percentage of immigrants dropped from 30% to 5%

Fastest Growing Metro Areas for Technology Jobs (Dice)

y Detroit: 101% y Cincinnati: 75% y Cleveland: 62% y Columbus: 57% y Seattle: 54% y Pittsburgh: 45% y Miami: 43% y Jacksonville: 41% y Chicago: 40% y Silicon Valley: 40%

Expanding Tech Job Market in U.S.

Dice by the Numbers As of February 1, 2011* Available Tech Jobs: Full-time Positions: Contract Positions: Part-time Positions: 74,413 46,837 32,239 1,524

Northeast Ohio Immigrants: The Facts

B etter E d u ca ted & M a ke M o re M o n ey * 4 0 % o f a d u lt immig ra n ts in 8 -co u n ty reg io n h o ld co lleg e d eg ree v s. 2 7 % o f n a tiv e-b o rn immig ra n t med iu m f a mily in co me in C u y a h o g a C o u n ty is $ 6 0 ,2 7 2 v s. $ 5 7 ,4 6 3 f o r n a tiv e-b o rn .

NEO Intl Students Inject $$$, Innovation, Entrepreneurism, and Global Connectivity
Nearly 6,000 Intl Stud ents injec t $120 million/year into NEO ec onomy (nearly $600 million/yr statewid e)
CWRU: 1,396 intl students CIM: 116 intl student CSU: 1,110 intl students Tri-C: 291 intl students

University Circle-Cleveland: MECCA of Immigrant Talent & Global Diversity

Ohio Immigrant Entrepreneurs & Consumers: The Facts

13,740 Asian owned businesses had sales of $5.1

billion, and employed 42,955 people 7,109 Latino owned businesses had sales of $1.3 billion and employed 11,348 people 2009 purchasing power of Ohio s Latino s totaled $6.6 billion (increasing 334% since 1990) Asian buying power totaled $6.9 billion (increase of 270% since 1990)

Foreign Students in Ohio, National Rank and Economic Impact

FOREIGN STUDENTS IN OHIO Rank in US #9 Total 22,370 (up 7.9%) $583.9

ESTIMATED FOREIGN STUDENTS EXPENDITURE IN OHIO (in millions of dollars)

Percent of Foreign Students in STEM Fields of Study: 36.1% Percent of U.S. Undergraduate Students in STEM Fields of Study: 13.7% Ohio Institutions with the Highest Number of Foreign Students
Institution Ohio State University University of Cincinnati Ohio University University of Toledo CWRU City Columbus Cincinnati Athens Toledo Cleveland Total 4,796 2,216 1,463 1,454 1,396

LEADING PLACES OF ORIGIN FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS IN OHIO

Rank Place of Origin 1 2 3 4 5 China India South Korea Saudi Arabia Taiwan

% 28.3% 20.2% 8.2% 4.4% 3.6

Percent Foreign Born by Metro

20.0% 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% 8.3% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 5.2% 3.5% 5.7% 6.4% 6.1% 6.8% 5.8% 5.0% 4.1% 3.0% 11.2% 8.7%

source - 2008 American Community Survey

17.7%

Ann Arbor Cleveland Grand Rapids Pittsburgh

Buffalo Columbus Indianapolis St. Louis

Chicago Des Moines Milwaukee

Cincinnati Detroit-Warren-Livonia Minneapolis/St. Paul

Total Number of Foreign Born by Metro Area

source - 2008 American Community Survey
500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 Cleveland 300,000 Columbus 250,000 Des Moines 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 Detroit-WarrenLivonia Grand Rapids Indianapolis Milwaukee Minneapolis/St. Paul Pittsburgh St. Louis Ann Arbor Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati

Immigration & Cities: THE FACTS

After decades of outmigration, Phill y shows population increase for first time in 60 years --- in large part due to influx of immigrants Philly enjoys an ecosystem that between 2000 welcomes & connects and 2010 immigrants, revitalizing
neighborhoods

March 1, 2011, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (DMO), Congressional Black Caucus

am concerned by the majoritys attempt to manufacture tension between AfricanAmericans and immigrant communities. It seems as though they would like for our communities to think about immigration in terms of us versus them, and I reject that notion.
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Benefit to U.S. Citizens from Immigration: $37 Billion/yr

Raising American Living Standards: Documented & Undocumented Immigrants contributions to raising living standards of Americas middle-income and low-income workers. These findings included:

Immigrants contribute as workers. Americans rely on the goods and services immigrants produce.

Immigrants contribute as consumers. Immigrant consumers create new jobs by increasing demand for products/services. In the Chicago metropolitan area, undocumented immigrants spend $2.89 billion on goods and services, creating an additional 31,908 jobs in the local economy.

Is Immigration Good for LowerSkilled U.S. Workers?

Effects in both directions are very small, but, on average, immig ration raises U.S.-Born workers wages slightly. PolicyBridge
A 2006 report from the Immigration Policy Center reflects the consensus of economists on the effects of immigrant labor on wages. The research concludes that immigration affects wages of U.S.-Born workers differently, depending on education level. The study showed that immigration had small positive effects on individuals with high school diplomas (85% of U.S. Adults over age 25) and small negative effects on individuals who did not graduate from high school (15% of U.S. Adults over age 25).

Building the Intercultural, Interconnected City

Lets Recruit & Welcome Immigrant & African American Talent to Greater Cleveland
PolicyBridge

Cleveland vs. Atlanta as a Launchpad for Minority Entrepreneurs

FORBES, 2011: ATLANTA: #1 CLEVELAND: #51

its all connected

We Are All Immigrants

Putting Out the Welcome Mat

-Building the Intercultural City -Abandoning practice of segregated diversity Our Future Is in the Mix

The intercultural approach goes beyond equal opportunities and respect for existing cultural differences, to the pluralist transformation of public space, civic culture and institutions. So it does not recognize cultural boundaries as fixed but as in a state of flux and remaking

Cleveland Economy Network

Silicon Valley Economy Network

Cleveland

Silicon Valley

Cleveland vs. Silicon Valley

Similar number of nodes of various technology and cultural assets.but connectivity between each citys nodes is vastly different

What Does the New Economy Crave?

HYPERCONNECTIVITY
(TEAR DOWN THE SILOS)

John Sibley Butler, Director of Entrepreneurship, Uni versity of Texas, Austin

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REFUGEES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

and we want to welcome immigrants, not just because of their outsized economic output.but because they remind us that the American Dream still exists, and that there are no shortcuts to achieving it!

Hey, America..time to think like an immigrant!

Key to Success: think like an immigrant

Omid Kordestani

7 Steps to
thinking like an immigrant
1.) Explore the world. Become a Marco Polo. (get out of your
comfort zone)

2.) Education. Take more classes! Regardless of your age or stage in

life, never forget that your inner immigrant craves life-long education and reveres education as an asset than can never be taken away from you.

3.) Honor Parents Sacrifice. Honor thy father and thy mother. Honor their sacrifice with every step you take toward your
dream. Leverage this motivation --- fulfill your moral duty to achieve success.

7 Steps to
thinking like an immigrant
4.) Collaborate & Team-Up. Find the best partners. You cant do it
alone. Find the very best partner (often this will be an immigrant) and team-up. Look to groups like TiE, HYSTA, Techwadi.

5.) Take Risk. Make some big bets in your business and professional
career. Immigrant business success has a lot to do with high risk tolerance.

6.) Embrace Desperation. Act like you have nothing to fall back
on, and work like your life depends on it. Convince yourself that your savings account is empty, and that your daily work offers the only hope of survival. Eat what you kill!

7.) Dream. And dream big!

y WAKE-UP, AMERICA! y Want Jobs? Tap the Immigrant

Dividend

y Welcome the Job-Creators by

Reforming Immigration Law & Changing Our Attitudes

y www.ImmigrantInc.com

Good Luck

Immigration Law Firm for Businesses & Families

Richard T. Herman, Esq. Herman Legal Group www.HermanLegalGrouup.com

(216) 696-6170
Rich@HermanLegalGroup.com

We Are All Immigrants