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new your city (1890) immigrants

Immigrants have a long history of starting successful businesses in the U.S.; more than 40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children. Yet despite this, we’ve been hearing a lot of talk about building walls and completely shutting some people out.

Immigrants make up about 13% of the U.S. population—and yet immigrants, or their children, make up a disproportionately large percentage of entrepreneurs in the country.