Monday, February 29, 2016
Innovation in the U.S. is driven by immigrants
Who is driving innovation in the U.S.? The demographics of U.S. innovation are different from not only the demographics of the United States as a whole, but also the demographics of college-educated Americans and even those with a Ph.D. in science or engineering. . . Immigrants born in Europe or Asia are over five times more likely to have created an innovation in America than the average native-born U.S. citizen, and they are better educated in STEM. . . Women represent only... 12 % of U.S. innovators. . . The average male born in the United States is nine times more likely to contribute to an innovation than the average female. . . U.S.-born minorities (including Asians, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and other ethnicities) make up just 8% of U.S.-born innovators. However, these groups total 32% of the total U.S.-born population. Blacks make up just half a percent of U.S. innovators. The median innovator is 47 years of age and typically has years of work experience and deep knowledge in STEM fields.
http://www2.itif.org/2016-demographics-of-innovation.pdf
"First-generation immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population and 16.5 percent
of the U.S. workforce, but 35.5 percent of innovators.71 Highly educated immigrants play a
significant role in bolstering the U.S. innovation ecosystem. These findings help
demonstrate that the U.S. economy, which faces a serious skills gap in STEM fields, has an
outsized demand for foreign talent.72." p. 29
http://www2.itif.org/2016-demographics-of-innovation.pdf
"First-generation immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population and 16.5 percent
of the U.S. workforce, but 35.5 percent of innovators.71 Highly educated immigrants play a
significant role in bolstering the U.S. innovation ecosystem. These findings help
demonstrate that the U.S. economy, which faces a serious skills gap in STEM fields, has an
outsized demand for foreign talent.72." p. 29
Labels: demographic groups, innovation
# posted by Norma : 2/29/2016 01:12:00 PM
Our immigration laws haven't failed--they've been ignored
People, including legislators and the media, who whine about our "failed immigration policy" should read that law, IRCA Simpson-Massoli, 1986. It didn't exactly fail--no one obeyed the law, it wasn't inforced, and not enough money was provided. So why would a new law, whether Republican or Democrat sponsored, not have the same result? More illegals means more votes for Democrats, and there's the motivation. They have to have people who "owe" them to make all this work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/01/30/in-
Labels: IRCA 1986, political parties, Simpson-Massoli, votes
# posted by Norma : 2/29/2016 12:52:00 PM
