Bringing Back America’s Spirit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

As the U.S. economy slowly moves out of the recession, it’s a good bet that businesses started or led by immigrants will play a substantial role in creating jobs and driving growth. In high tech, for instance, 52 percent of startups launched between 1995 and 2005 were founded by immigrants, and foreign nationals have filed for a quarter of patents in recent years. So why are we so eager to send talented immigrants back to their home countries, instead of keeping them here so they can continue to innovate?

http://blogs.forbes.com/naveenjain/2011/06/27/naveen-jain-on-bringing-back-americas-spirit-of-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/