Motivated by concerns about national security, dilution of national identity and depletion of public resources, they welcome any border crackdown. For starters, nearly all immigrants share a sense of desperation that feeds a bias toward action and an appetite for self-direction. Like so many other immigrants driven by a spirit of defiance, I refused to have my fate dictated to me. This explains why immigrants are more than twice as likely as native-born citizens to start a company. And why more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 firms were founded or cofounded by immigrants or their children.

Source: Forbes February 14, 2017 03:56 UTC