Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Read the stories of 61 immigrants who made huge contributions to the U.S. economy. Their companies had revenues of more than $900 billion and employ more than 2 million people. - - Donna Poisl

from Karen E. Glover, Director of Communications, The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.

America is world-renowned for its entrepreneurial business spirit, and this spirit is fueled in large part by immigrants. In every economic census since 1880, immigrants are more likely to be self-employed than the native-born population. While some of these immigrant entrepreneurs were highly educated, many were not. In fact, the only characteristic they share is the courage to leave their home countries and the drive and determination to start a new life in the United States.
Click on the headline above to read about all of these amazing people!