“The growing consensus among economists is that young businesses — rather than small businesses in general — represent the most reliable, consistent source of job creation, and foreign-born entrepreneurs have long been at the helm of many of those firms. . . .
But increasingly strict immigration laws are making it more difficult for those immigrants to start their enterprises in the United States, prompting a “reverse brain drain,” according to the researchers behind the Kauffman study.” (Washington Post)
There is no case to be made in favor of the current U.S. immigration regime.
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“Coming to America: The Benefits of Open Immigration” by Thomas E. Lehman