Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker)

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc.

Chapter 1 A Mighty New Idea.

Chapter 2 The Mounting Evidence.

Discovering a Phenomenon.

The Accidental Entrepreneurs.

Urban Legend?

A Skill Grows Lucrative.

Mother of Invention.

The VCs' Keen Eye.

New Seeds, Fertile Soil.

Chapter 3 A Land of Opportunity, Still.

A True Model Minority.

An Idea, an Obsession.

Learning to Persevere.

Survival, Climbing, and Thriving.

Where Business Is Business.

Chapter 4 Restless Dreamers.

Seeing It First.

A 24-Hour Job.

Mexico Never Tasted So Good.

No Room for a Dream.

The Colors of Palestine.

Chapter 5 Earth's Best and Brightest.

Attracting the Striver Class.

An African Way.

The Reluctant Italian-American.

Out of Shadows, into Solar.

Love, Study, and a Start-Up.

At Home Far Away.

Chapter 6 Cowboys of a New Frontier.

A New Kind of Entrepreneur.

A Melting-Pot Dream Team.

The Super Prof.

Joining a New England Tradition .

The Guru.

New Era of Innovation.

Made in America?

Reviving the Motor City.

Spirits High, Lights Aglow.

Chapter 7 Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google.

Starting from Nothing.

The Boat People.

An Artful Niche.

The Family of Google.

Anxious Wait for Visas.

Chapter 8 Importing Solutions.

A Gateway Re-Emerges.

Tapping the Tide.

Savvy Pilgrims, Creative Shopkeepers.

A Wave of Home Restorers.

A Boost for Everyone.

The Power of One.

Pushing Open the Door.

Toward a "Shared Prosperity".

A Harlem-Like Renaissance.

Seeds of Progress.

Chapter 9 The Stimulus We Need.

An Immigrant Advantage.

America Losing Ground.

Suffering an Antiquated System.

A Better Way.

The Change We Need—Changing Attitudes.

Chapter 10 Thinking Like an Immigrant.

The Dream-Keepers.

A Nation of Immigrants Indeed.

Keys to Success.

The Explorer.

The Knowledge Advantage.

For Pride, For Family.

The Power of Teamwork.

The Possible Dream.

Appendix.

About the Authors.

Index.