When you read that an immigrant has “founded” some well known tech firm, what they don't tell you is that those firms almost always have MULTIPLE founders, most of whom are Americans.
In fact, native born Americans start businesses at a slightly higher rate than immigrants.
As to patents, native born Americans file patents at a clearly higher rate than immigrants.
Why?
For another reason that is deliberately concealed.
Foreign born Ph.D's who attend elite USA universities are almost all from countries in Western Europe, Japan, the oil rich Middle East, and English speaking countries.
Almost all of them return to their native countries AFTER they get their Ph.D's because the pay and standard of living is identical to the USA.
The Ph.D's who stay in America are usually from China, India, Russia, Iran, and Eastern Europe.
Most of them did not attend elite USA universities, and their limited patent production explains why.
” Foreign born Ph.D’s who attend elite USA universities are almost all from countries in Western Europe, Japan, the oil rich Middle East, and English speaking countries.
Almost all of them return to their native countries AFTER they get their Ph.D’s because the pay and standard of living is identical to the USA.”
Bingo!