America's Loss is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part IV 
Since even before the 2008 financial and economic crisis, observers have noted that a substantial number of highly skilled immigrants have started returning to their home countries. Who are these returnees? What motivated their decision to leave the
United States? How have they fared since returning? This paper attempts
to answer these questions through a survey of 1,203 Indian and Chinese
immigrants who had worked or received their education in the United
States and returned to their home country.
Brink Lindsey Joins Kauffman Foundation as Senior Scholar
Brink Lindsey has joined the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a senior fellow in research and policy. Lindsey will use his expertise in international trade, immigration, globalization and economic development to identify the structural reforms needed to revive entrepreneurial innovation, firm formation and job creation in the wake of the Great Recession.
Education, Entrepreneurship and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II
A report released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that tracked the educational backgrounds of immigrant entrepreneurs who were key founders of technology and engineering companies from 1995 to 2005 shows a strong correlation between educational attainment (particularly in science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship Remains Strong in 2008 with Increasing Business Startups, According to Kauffman Foundation
New business formation increased in 2008 but, in what may be a
potential harbinger of the current economic recession, U.S.
entrepreneurship rates increased for the lowest-income-potential and
middle-income-potential types of businesses from 2007 to 2008; it
decreased for the highest-income-potential types of businesses. This is
one of the shifts in firm formation trends found in the annual Kauffman
Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, a leading indicator of new business
activity that provides the earliest documentation of new business
development across the United States.
Foreign National Students in U.S. Plan to Return to Native Countries Post Graduation, Kauffman Foundation Survey Shows
A Kauffman Foundation study indicates that lessening the number of foreign national students in U.S. jobs due to concerns over political backlash amidst growing American job losses may be detrimental to the economic health of the country by accelerating the return of talented immigrant students to their home countries.
Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs: An Underestimated American Resource
Vivek Wadhwa explains that his research shows that immigrant entrepreneurs have brought enormous
economic benefits and innovations to the United States—further reinforcing the
fact that the United States provides a fertile environment for spawning
entrepreneurship.
Greener Pastures at Home Entice Chinese and Indian Entrepreneurs from United States, Kauffman Study Shows
High-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are leaving the United States by the tens of thousands each year, drawn away by better economic and professional opportunities in their home countries, according to a study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Immigration and the American Economy
High-skilled immigrants have provided one of America's greatest competitive advantages. Their education and skills, their hunger to share in the American dream, their knowledge of world markets, their entrepreneurial drive, and hundreds of thousands of jobs created as a result all have fueled growth in the American economy. Yet their contributions have not been well-documented.
To fill the void, the Kauffman Foundation has funded a series of studies based on an initial report by Duke University researcher Vivek Wadhwa called America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs.
Improved Immigration Laws Would Help Foreign Student Entrepreneurs Launch U.S. Companies, Create U.S. Jobs, Says Kauffman Paper
In the paper "Reforming Immigration Law to Allow More Foreign Student Entrepreneurs to Launch Job-Creating Ventures in the United States," released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a team of law and entrepreneurship experts from the University of Missouri—Kansas City (UMKC) outline specific measures to modify U.S. immigration law in an effort to attract and encourage talented international students to launch job-creating ventures in the United States.
Infographic: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Then and Now
See an infographic detailing the data from the study, "America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Then and Now."
Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog, and a Reverse Brain-Drain
More than one million skilled immigrant workers, including scientists,
engineers, doctors and researchers and their families, are competing
for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year, creating a
sizeable imbalance likely to fuel a "reverse brain-drain" with skilled
workers returning to their home country, according to a new report
released by the Kauffman Foundation.
Kauffman Foundation Study Offers Revealing New Data on Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Are Fueling U.S. Technology and Engineering Companies
A report released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that tracked the educational backgrounds of immigrant entrepreneurs who were key founders of technology and engineering companies from 1995 to 2005 shows a strong correlation between educational attainment (particularly in science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship.
Kauffman Foundation Study Points to 'Brain-Drain' of Skilled U.S. Immigrant Entrepreneurs to Home Country
More than one million skilled immigrant workers, including scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers and their families, are competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year, creating a sizeable imbalance likely to fuel a "reverse brain-drain" with skilled workers returning to their home country.
Kauffman Foundation Study Presents Insights into Why U.S. is Losing Growing Number of Immigrants Who Spur Innovation and Economic Growth
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a study today that
indicates placing limits on foreign workers in the U.S. is not the
answer to the country's rising unemployment rate and may undermine
efforts to spur technological innovation.
Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, 1996-2008
New business formation increased in 2008 but, in what may be a potential harbinger of the current economic recession, U.S. entrepreneurship rates increased for the lowest-income-potential and middle-income-potential types of businesses from 2007 to 2008; it decreased for the highest-income-potential types of businesses.
Kauffman’s Hottest Trending Content in 2012: Research Reports, Infographics and Video Sketchbooks
The Kauffman Foundation has compiled its most popular online content in 2012. Trending topics range from annual startup rates, the geography of high-growth firms and the poor track record of venture capital investment funds to inspiring animated video "Sketchbooks" that feature immigrant entrepreneurs and programs for aspiring founders.
Keeping Talent in America: NFAP Policy Brief
The National Foundation for American Policy released a policy brief that says international students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) should get a green card with their diplomas. The paper also says such a policy would significantly benefit U.S. competitiveness and the economy overall.
Knowledge Economy Immigration: A Priority for U.S. Growth Policy
The single most important policy reform that will boost long-term economic growth in the United States is to reduce the barriers facing highly skilled and highly educated immigrants.
Losing the World’s Best and Brightest: America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part V
A Kauffman Foundation study indicates that lessening the number of foreign national students in U.S. jobs due to concerns over political backlash amidst growing American job losses may be detrimental to the economic health of the country by accelerating the return of talented immigrant students to their home countries.
NBC Nightly News Highlights Brain-Drain of Skilled U.S. Immigrant Entrepreneurs Returning to Home Countries
Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw’s special report on the NBC Nightly News said that immigration rules are roadblocks for enterprising foreigners who want to stay in the United States to create companies and jobs.
New Kauffman Videos Feature America’s Great Job Creators: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
In "America's Great Job Creators: Immigrant Entrepreneurs," U.S. company founders from Korea, Russia, India and other countries share the potential benefits of expanding the number of green cards so more immigrant entrepreneurs can create companies and jobs in the United States. Right now, visa backlogs are forcing high-skilled immigrants to return to their home countries.
New Report Details the Contributions of Immigrants to Cancer Research in America
More than 40 percent of the cancer researchers at America's top cancer institutes are immigrants, according to a Kauffman Foundation-funded National Foundation for American Policy report released today.
New Report Says Greater Green Card Access for High-Skilled Immigrants Could Boost U.S. Economy
The National Foundation for American Policy released a policy brief today that says international students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) should get a green card with their diplomas. The paper also says such a policy would significantly benefit U.S. competitiveness and the economy overall.
New Report Says Green Card Backlog Could Grow Worse for High-Skilled Immigrants
Calling an increase in wait times for high-skilled foreign nationals to get green cards to stay in the United States a threat that could "deprive the country of talented individuals who will choose to develop innovations, make their careers and raise their families in other nations," the National Foundation for American Policy released a report that says wait times are likely to increase in employment-based immigration categories.
New Research Finds Despite Proposed Legislative Restrictions, H-1B Visas Remain Essential to Attracting and Retaining Talent in the United States
H-1B temporary visas have been an essential avenue for allowing high-skilled foreign nationals to work in America, according to a Kauffman Foundation-funded National Foundation for American Policy report released today.
Study on Fiscal Benefits of Highly Skilled Immigrants
The Technology Policy Institute is conducting a research project that
will delineate the budget and economic benefits provided by highly
skilled immigrants working in the United States, made possible by a
grant from the Kauffman Foundation.
The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs
High-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are leaving the United States by the tens of thousands each year, drawn away by better economic and professional opportunities in their home countries, according to a study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
What's in the Presidential Candidates' Playbook to Sustain Economic Growth?
While the presidential candidates are just beginning to address the immediate challenges to the United States economy, there is a more fundamental economic issue at stake: What plans, if any, do the candidates have to sustain America's economic productivity over the long-term?
With Immigration Making Headlines, New Kauffman Sketchbook Video Features Entrepreneurship in the Land of Opportunity
The newest installment of the Kauffman Sketchbook video series tells the great American success story of an immigrant entrepreneur who starts with very little yet achieves great things.
