What is Depleting America of the Diversity, Nuances and Strength That Made It Great?

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According to the Kauffman Foundation, immigrants are twice as likely to start businesses in the United States than American-born citizens.

However, because the Department of Homeland Security is rescinding the Obama Administration’s International Entrepreneur Rule, which allowed foreign-born entrepreneurs to stay in the US for up to five years to expand their businesses, immigrant entrepreneurship is declining. 

Not only does this hurt aspiring immigrant and international business owners everywhere, it decreases the creation of thousands of jobs, and depletes America of the diversity, nuances, and strength that made it great.

Read more about how founder are making Silicon Valley borderless for immigrant and international entrepreneurs.

Good quote:  "The companies that really want to have a global impact need to understand cultural differences."