The report makes several recommendations to better the American immigration system, including providing more visas and green cards based on economic needs; creating a program to allow foreign entrepreneurs to start their companies in the US; and allowing local governments to recruit immigrant workers to meet regional needs, The Sacramento Bee reported.
"When it comes to their impact on the US economy, immigrants consistently ‘punch above their weight,’" said Mexican business leader Ricardo Salinas, who released the study with Bloomberg. "They have, after all, uprooted their lives and relocated, making them ambitious risk takers. Immigrants disproportionately bring the inventiveness and entrepreneurial energy that supercharges innovation in an economy."
