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Church of the Resurrection
Solon, OhioSeptember 11, 2013
Richard Herman
Welcoming Immigrants
& Growing the Economy
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Can Immigrants Help Rebuildthe Rust Belt Economy?
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Jobs & People
MICHIGAN
Over last 10 years, lost
790,000 jobs
Detroit: over last 60years, lost 50% ofpopulation (1.8 million
to 900,000)
Percentage ofimmigrants droppedfrom 30% to 10%
OHIO
Over last 10 years, lost525,000 jobs
Cleveland: over last 60years, lost 60% ofpopulation (950,000 to396,000) (17% in 10 yrs)
Percentage ofimmigrants droppedfrom 30% to 5%
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The richest regions arethose with the highest
proportion of immigrants.Presidents Commission on
Immigration, 1953
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A New Urban Movement:Welcoming Immigrants to Spur
Economic Growth
Chicago MayorsOffice for New
Americans
Global Philly Baltimore
Mayor NutterMayor Rawlings Blake
Mayor Leitzell &Commissioner Joseph
County CommissionerCharlie Dooley
St. Louis
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Millions of Unfilled Jobs in the Great Recession
3.6 million open jobs according to U.S. Dept. of
Labor
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Immigrants largelycompliment, notdisplace, American-
born workforce.
Immigrant workersusually work in high-
skilled or lowerskilled jobs, whereU.S. has a shortage of
workers.
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Undocumente d Workers Nega tivelyImpact U.S. Worker Wages by 0 .15 % ---
less than 2/10 of 1% U . S . F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k , A t l a n t a
* Each Lower-Skil led, Non -Ag Worker inShortage Occupa tion creates 4.6 American
Jobs .P a r t n e r s h i p N e w A m e r i c a n E c o n o m y
How About Undocumented
Workers & Lower Skilled Jobs?
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Where do jobs come from?
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ALL net job creation in America over last25 years comes from STARTUPS ---creating 40 million new jobs
New Firms add an average of 3 millionjobs in first year
Older companies lost 1 million jobsannually
--- Kauffman Foundation
STARTUPS:New employment paradigm
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When it comes to jobgrowth, STARTUPcompanies arenteverything..
theyre the ONLYTHING!
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So WHO are
behind thestartups in
America?
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we welcome the
job-creators
USA I t D th
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* Immigrants twice as likely as native-born
to start a business;
* Immigrants founded more than 50% of
the high-tech companies in Silicon Valley;
* Immigrants are more likely to earn an advanceddegree, invent something, be
awarded a U.S. patent;
USA: Imm grants Dr v ng theNew Economy and
Urban Revitalization
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40% of Fortune 500 companies were fundedby an immigrant or child of an immigrant
These companies employ 10 million peopleworldwide, and generate $4,200,000,000,000
in revenue per year
Immigrants StartCompanies & Create Jobs
2011 study by Partnership for a New American Economy
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Immigrant-Founded Companies
Compiled by Richard Herman, www.ImmigrantInc.com
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the world were created by U.S.immigrants or children of U.S.
immigrants
Ford Google Intel GE Budweiser Home Depot
AT&T McDonalds U.S. Steel
Boeing IBM Dow
Disney Kraft UPS
Apple Procter & Gamble Estee Lauder
Hertz Levis DuPont
Pfizer Bank of America Heinz
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13,740 Asian owned businesses had sales of $5.1billion, and employed 42,955 people 7,109 Latino owned businesses had sales of $1.3
billion and employed 11,348 people
2009 purchasing power of Ohios Latinos totaled$6.6 billion (increasing 334% since 1990) Asian buying power totaled $6.9 billion (increase
of 270% since 1990)
Ohio Immigrant Entrepreneurs &Consumers: The Facts
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Immigrants Are DrivingU.S. Innovation
* Immigrants filing patents at
twice rate of American-born.
* Immigrant patent filings: 72%
Qualcomm, 65% Merck,64% GE, 60% Cisco
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To immigrate is an
entrepreneurial act--Ed Roberts, Founder
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
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Immigrants Can Drive Exports
Research in Sweden demonstrates that a 10percent increase in immigrant populationwas linked to a 6 percent increase inbilateral trade with the immigrants home
country.
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10% of Fortune 100 CEOs Are Immigrants
Despite coming from demographic that
comprises 1.5% of U.S. population
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Foreign Students in Ohio, National Rank and
Economic Impact
Rank in US Total
FOREIGN STUDENTS IN OH #8 24,709
+10.5%
ESTIMATED FOREIGN STUDENTS EXPENDITURE IN
OH (in millions of dollars)
$662
Percent of Foreign Students in STEM Fields of Study: 36.1%
Percent of U.S. Undergraduate Students in STEM Fields of Study: 13.7%
OH Institutions with Foreign Students
Institution City Total
Ohio State University Columbus 6082
CWRU Cleveland 1559
CSU Cleveland 1500
Tri-C Cleveland 288
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Intl Students Who Stay = Jobs for U.S.
For every 100 international students who
stay after earning U.S. advanced degreesin science, technology, engineering ormath a CREATE 262 JOBS IN AMERICA
2011 Study by American Enterprise Institute &Partnership for New American Economy:
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$1.5 trillion added to GDPin next 10 years
.If we legalize the 11 millionundocumented persons in U.S.
UCLA, 2010
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Immigrants have created millions of jobs forAmericans, and will create millions more.
if we let them --- in advanced manufacturing, cleanenergy, biotech, advanced materials, exports.
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U.S. Immigration & Its Job-Creation Capacity:
BROKEN
I i ti P li I N t Ali d ith
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Immigration Policy Is Not Aligned withNations Economic Development Needs
Malawi = India (nationality quotas: each
country allocated 7% of employment basedgreen cards per year, regardless of their nationspopulation)
Discriminate Against Highly Skilled. Of1 Million Green Cards issued per year, only 4-
5% or given to highly skilled (advanceddegreed) or investor immigrants
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These quotas are nearly 60years old ----- they have norelationship with the needs of
Americas New Economy
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Skilled immigrants, many ofwhom want to start their
own company in the U.S.,have to wait up to 8 years
for a Green Card
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We treat them like DIRT,
instead of the GOLDEN-JOB-CREATORS!
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So, they are leaving (or notcoming at all)
First time in U.S. history----- reverse brain drain, over100,000 high skilled immigrants are expected to leave
the U.S. in next 10 years
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They see new opportunity intheir home countries, or are
welcomed in other countries
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Canada and other countriesare coming to U.S. soil to
recruit our disgruntledhigh-skill immigrants,
offering them fast-trackcitizenship, jobs, and
business support
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What part of
legalimmigration is#!@x^#!-ed up
dont they understand?
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This is what NYC MayorBloomberg calls:
National Suicide.
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And not just PhDimmigrants ----- all hard-working immigrants
with a dream.
Its all connected.
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REFUGEES CAN CHANGE
THE WORLD
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Want to Win?Build the most
powerful teams onthe planet
(just like NBA)
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The Staple Act
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The Dream Act
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Talent is the
New Oil.Drill, Baby,
Drill!
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H.R. 1417, June 27, 2013Border Security Act Results Act of 2013
Border Security (over 10 years, doubling border patrol, 35o newfencing, tech, E-verify, exit system) 100% surveillance, 90% catch rate
Path to Citizenship: 11 million undocumented eligible for RegisteredProvisional Immigrant Status 6 months after enactment, if in U.S.since 12/31/2011, $500 fine, work & travel but no for most fedbenefits, good for 6 years, renewal for another 6, if deported fornoncriminal reasons can apply to re-enter in provisional status ifspouse or child citizen or pr, or brought to u.s. as child. After 10 yearsseek Green Card, current on taxes & pay $1,000 fine, work, english. 3years later, citizenship. Border triggers must be met. Dreamers wait 5years for PR then citizenship.
Hi gh Skilled Workers: H1B visas, 65,000 to 11o,000, plus 25,000 advancedd d f ll ( hi h )
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degree STEM grads from U.S. colleges. (as high as 180,000)
Immigrants with extraordinary abilities such as professors, researchers,multinational executives would be exempted from green card limits, as would
STEM grads from u.s. with job.
Startup visa
New merit visa, maximum of 250,000 points.
Eliminate Diversity Lottery
Low Skilled workers. Create W visa allow up to 200,000 low skilled workers ayear for jobs in construction, long term care, hospitality and other . Newagricultural visa. Already here illegally, 2 years, could qualify in other 5 for greencard.
Family Immigration: eliminate siblings. Allowu.s. citizens to sponsor marriedchildren under 31. eliminates limit on pr sponosr spouses and children.
Within 4 years, all employers on E-Verify.
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.Isnt ImmigrantaDirty Word?
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Discussion
of Illegal
Immigratio
n
in 2007
Lou
DobbsTonight
O'ReillyFactor GlennBeck
182
146
74
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Proportions
of Discussions
on Illegal
Immigration
Mentioning
Crime in 2007
Lou
DobbsTonight
O'ReillyFactor GlennBeck
52%
45% 39%
i i d i
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Immigration and Crime FACTS
San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, andAustin
Immigrant Incarceration Rates are one-fifth the incarceration rates of people bornin the U.S.
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We dont talk about
immigrants as the Dream-
Keepers, the Job-Creators,the Bedrock of Family-Values, the ENGINE that
makes America work!
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Its important that weunderstand WHY so many
Americans fear and loathethe new immigrants
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Americas Demographics Are A-
Changin
* Last decade, 85% of populationincrease from racial & ethnicminorities
* 1 out of 7 new marriages areinterracial
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* Young whites (under 18) are theminority in 10 states, including
Arizona
* By 2021, the majority of
children 4 and under will beminority
* By 2042, the majority of allAmericans will be minority
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I am concerned by the
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I am concerned by themajoritys attempt tomanufacture tension
between African-Americans andimmigrantcommunities. It seems
as though they would likefor our communities tothink about immigration
in terms ofus versusthem, and I reject thatnotion.
March 1, 2011, Rep.Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Congressional
Black Caucus
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its all connected
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HYPER-
CONNECTIVITY
What Does the New Economy
Crave?
l l d
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Silicon ValleyCleveland
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Putting Out theWelcome Mat
-Building the Intercultural City
-Abandoning practice of segregated diversity
Our Future Is in the Mix
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We Are All Immigrants
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g
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Nearly 2/3 of America
is an immigrant, achild or grandchild of
an immigrant, or
married to animmigrant
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some came to these shoresvoluntarily..some did not
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Its in our DNA
we are strivers and survivors
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Key to Success:
think like animmigrant
Omid Kordestani
IMMIGRANT INC A CULTURE
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IMMIGRANT, INC ---- A CULTURE
Family
Education
EntrepreneurshipSelf-Reliance
ThriftLove of Country & the Dream
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Philly enjoys an ecosystem thatwelcomes & connects immigrants,revitalizing neighborhoods
After decades ofout-migration,
Philly showspopulationincrease for first
time in 60 years --- in large partdue to influx ofimmigrants
between 2000and 2010
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Good Luck
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Want Jobs?
Tap theImmigrantDividend
Welcome theJob-Creators by
Changing
Perceptions &Reforming
Immigration
Law
For More Info:
www.ImmigrantInc.com
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