The immigrant exodus : why America is losing the global race to capture entrepreneurial talent / Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wadhwa, Vivek, author.

Salkever, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers--Government policy--United States.

Foreign workers.

Foreign workers--Government policy.

United States.

Entrepreneurship--United States.

Entrepreneurship.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (112 pages))

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Wharton Digital Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies and one-quarter of all new small businesses were founded by immigrants, generating trillions of dollars annually, employing millions of workers, and helping establish the United States as the most entrepreneurial, technologically advanced society on earth.

Vivek Wadhwa, an immigrant tech entrepreneur turned academic, draws on new research to show that the United States is in the midst of an unprecedented halt in high-growth, immigrant-founded start-ups. He argues that increased competition from countries like China and India and the dysfunctional US immigration policies are leaving some of the most educated and talented entrepreneurial immigrants with no choice but to take their innovation elsewhere. The consequences to our economy are dire; our loss will be the gain of our global competitors.

With his signature fearlessness and clarity, Wadhwa offers a concise framework for understanding the Immigrant Exodus and a recipe for reversal and rapid recovery. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Why the Future of America Depends on Skilled Immigrants 21

Chapter 2 The Rise and Decline of the Immigrant-Powered Startup Machine 29

Chapter 3 The Innovator's Dilemma: Leaving America for Greener Pastures 37

Chapter 4 H-1B Visas and Immigration Limbo 47

Chapter 5 How the World Is Trying to Steal Silicon Valley's Thunder 65

Chapter 6 Seven Fixes to Slow the Immigrant Exodus 73.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Wadhwa, Vivek. Immigrant exodus : why America is losing the global race to capture entrepreneurial talent.

ISBN:

5482533

9781613630204

OCLC:

815389098

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