Why the U.S. Needs Immigrants
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The United States needs immigrants because data shows they contribute greatly to innovation and patents. Immigrants invent patents at double the rate of non-immigrants, a 1% rise in immigrant college graduates leads to a 15% increase in patents, and immigrant inventors contributed to over 25% of US global patent applications in recent years. Additionally, immigrants co-founded 52% of Silicon Valley firms and foreign students received over 60% of US engineering doctorates in 2010.
Why the U.S. Needs Immigrants
- 1. Why the U.S. needs immigrantsData says this is not a time to shut down our borders.
- 2. Data point #1Immigrants invent patents at roughly double the rate of non-immigrants (U.S. Patent Office).
- 3. Data point #2A 1% increase in immigrants with college degrees leads to a 15% rise in patent production.
- 4. Data point #3In recent years, immigrant inventors have contributed to more than 25% of all U.S. global patent applications.
- 5. Data point #4Immigrants co-founded 52% of Silicon Valley firms since 1995, including ´.
- 6. Data point #5 In 2010, foreign students studying on temporary visas received more than 60% of all U.S. engineering doctorates.