Immigration = Important to USA

If you aren’t familiar with Mary Meeker’s internet trends report, she produces a hugely comprehensive report annually. As Vox says, “the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley”. It’s super long, but well worth reading.

Slide 259 simply states:

IMMIGRATION =
IMPORTANT TO USA TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

Slide 260 is this. 1.9 million employees work for tech companies founded by 1st or 2nd generation Americans:

Slide 261 covers private tech companies founded by 1st generation immigrants:

WeWork, SpaceX, Stripe, DoorDash, Instacart, Slack, that’s over $100 billion in valuation.