LEADER 02965nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910877407403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-470-57030-X 010 $a1-119-20535-2 010 $a1-282-36205-4 010 $a9786612362057 010 $a0-470-57028-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000807571 035 $a(EBL)469090 035 $a(OCoLC)496961305 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000299348 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12098381 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299348 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238499 035 $a(PQKB)11515910 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC469090 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000807571 100 $a20090625d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImmigrant, Inc $ewhy immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) /$fRichard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (259 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-470-45571-3 327 $aImmigrant, 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 327 $aAbout the AuthorsIndex 330 $aA 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 fro 606 $aEntrepreneurship$zUnited States 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States 606 $aJob creation$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEntrepreneurship 615 0$aImmigrants 615 0$aJob creation 676 $a338/.040869120973 700 $aHerman$b Richard T.$f1964-$01759912 701 $aSmith$b Robert L.$f1959-$01759913 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910877407403321 996 $aImmigrant, Inc$94198590 997 $aUNINA