In the US, 43% of Fortune 500 companies were started by first or second generation immigrants. Moreover, the National Foundation for American Policy reports that 55% of billion-dollar tech unicorn companies have an immigrant co-founder. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report found that 20% of the world's tech founders are immigrants, even though immigrants only account for 4 percent of the global population.
Read MoreAccording to a study by the Institute for the Future (IFTF), 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 have not yet been created. This means that the vast majority of high school and college graduates today are being trained for jobs that may no longer exist within a coupe of years.
Read More