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SBA Report Imported Entrepreneurs: Full Text (67 pages)

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Full 67-page SBA Office of Advocacy report on foreign-born scientists and engineers in U.S. STEM entrepreneurship - statistics for the NIW argument.

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About this document

A 2016 SBA Office of Advocacy research report on foreign-born scientists and engineers in U.S. STEM entrepreneurship. It reviews visa paths, describes the SESTAT data and variables used, and analyzes how education, immigration status, age at arrival, and country-of-origin relate to business ownership and startup participation. The report also lists key findings and policy implications tied to U.S.-trained immigrants, E-2 eligibility, and underemployment.

Key points

  • Uses nationally representative surveys of U.S. residents with bachelor’s degrees and above, mainly the 2010 NSF SESTAT restricted-use file.
  • Tracks immigration status, schooling location, degree field, employment sector, employer size, and demographic variables.
  • Notes a key limitation: temporary residents’ specific visa type cannot be observed in the SESTAT data.
  • Finds part of the U.S.-foreign STEM entrepreneurship gap is explained by higher education field and demographics.
  • Reports that immigrants whose highest degree was earned in the U.S. have about a 4-point higher STEM entrepreneurship rate than similar native citizens.
  • Says foreign-born workers educated abroad show lower STEM entrepreneurship and more dissatisfaction with responsibility and intellectual challenge.
  • States that foreign temporary residents from countries ineligible for E-2 visas have lower business ownership than expected.
  • Observes that over one-third of foreign temporary resident STEM business owners are from India.

What is inside

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Evidence from Prior Literature
  4. Visa Options for Foreign Entrepreneurs
  5. Descriptive Statistics
  6. Econometric Models and Results

When it helps

A report overview and evidence source for an EB-2 NIW or O-1/EB-1A case discussing immigrant STEM entrepreneurship, visa constraints, and U.S.-trained foreign graduates. It also serves as background evidence on how the report frames business ownership, startup participation, and underemployment.

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