Immigrant, Inc. : why immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) / Richard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith.

By:

Herman, Richard T, 1964-

Contributor(s):

Smith, Robert L, 1959-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, �2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 226 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781119205357
1119205352
9780470570289
0470570288
1282362054
9781282362055

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Immigrant, Inc.DDC classification:

338/.040869120973 22

LOC classification:

HB615 .H347 2010eb

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Contents:

Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American Worker); Contents; Preface: My Immigrant Experience; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc.; Chapter 1: A Mighty New Idea; Chapter 2: The Mounting Evidence; Chapter 3: A Land of Opportunity, Still; Chapter 4: Restless Dreamers; Chapter 5: Earth's Best and Brightest; Chapter 6: Cowboys of a New Frontier; Chapter 7: Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google; Chapter 8: Importing Solutions; Chapter 9: The Stimulus We Need; Chapter 10: Thinking Like an Immigrant; Appendix.

Summary: A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America. Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc . explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From the techies who created icons of the new economy-Intel, Google, eBay and Sun Microsystems-to the young engineers tinkering with solar power and next-generation car batteries, immigrants have proven themselves to be America's competitive advantage. With a focus on legal immigrants and their odyssey from homeland to st.

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A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America. Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc . explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From the techies who created icons of the new economy-Intel, Google, eBay and Sun Microsystems-to the young engineers tinkering with solar power and next-generation car batteries, immigrants have proven themselves to be America's competitive advantage. With a focus on legal immigrants and their odyssey from homeland to st.

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Immigrant, Inc. : why immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) / Richard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith.