Why immigrants start so many US businessesFrom AT&T's Alexander Graham Bell to Google's Sergey Brin, immigrants have long been more likely than native-born Americans to realise the dream of owning their own company. "Immigrants are about twice as likely as natives to start new businesses," says Arnobio Morelix, an analyst at the Kauffman Foundation, which promotes entrepreneurship. READ MORE: Becoming Kiwi: From immigrant to employer in four years123rf.com Immigrants have long been more likely than native-born Americans to own their own company. Immigrants have always been disproportionately entrepreneurial, in part because many can't find work that they qualify for on paper. So they tend to pass over immigrants in favour of native-born applicants whose credentials they understand.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2018 00:56 UTC