Immigration and the Global Talent Search
Is the U.S. losing the global race for the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent? It's the American dream -- move to the United States, start your own business and build a successful life. But, is the U.S. losing the global race for the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent?
In this month's America Abroad, we'll explore the role immigrant entrepreneurs play in the American economy, as well as what other countries are doing to attract foreign talent and lift themselves out of the global recession. This program is part of a four-part series on entrepreneurship.
Produced by Samara Freemark, Bianca Vazquez Toness and A.C. Valdez. and edited by Martha Little, with additional production help from Flawn Williams. Special thanks to Colm Coyne/ Web Producer: Philippa Levenberg / Images courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons contributors: Tyson Crosbie and SEIU International, and AP photos by Andres Kudacki, Grand Island Independent, Lane Hickenbottom and Rafiq Maqbool. Video courtesy of PBS Newshour / Host: Ray Suarez / Length: 51 minutes / Airdate: May 2013
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+ The Economics Of Entrepreneurship
While conditions for starting a business have improved in many parts of the world, the rate of new business creation in the United States has plateaued. We'll hear from Financial Times columnist Edward Luce and MIT professor Thomas Kochan about why entrepreneurship is key to remaining economically competitive.
+ India's Reverse Brain Drain
India sends a higher number of immigrant entrepreneurs to the United States than many other countries. But, as India's economy grows, will more Indians choose to start their businesses at home? Bianca Vazquez Toness reports from Mumbai.
+ Attracting Global Talent To Ireland And Chile
Host Ray Suarez takes us to Ireland, where a government program is helping entrepreneurs create thousands of businesses per year in a country of just four and a half million people. Then, we go to Chile, where start-ups are offered seed-funding to start their business in "South America's Silicon Valley".
+ America's Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Host Ray Suarez talks with Rochester Institute of Technology's Ron Hira about the impact of U.S. immigration policies on entrepreneurship in America. We'll also hear from an immigrant entrepreneur living in America on the H1-B visa program.
+ Immigration Reform And Entrepreneurship
Host Ray Suarez talks to Robert Litan, Director of Research at Bloomberg Government, and Vivek Wadhwa, a fellow at Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance, about whether the immigration bill before Congress will help attract and keep talented entrepreneurs in the United States.
Supported By:
The John Templeton Foundation