Promoting+Entrepreneurship

= **﻿ Promoting Entrepreneurship ** =

Funding is one of the most important issues for job creation because without money we cannot create jobs and that is why an entrepreneurial stimulus package can begin by leveraging money we already spend. For example $90 billion in federal research funding that goes to U.S.universities every year funds entrepreneurs. These schools do exceptional work in training minds to explore and develop new ideas that will expand human knowledge.

An entrepreneurial stimulus package also should include amended laws that open our country to entrepreneurial immigrants with the passion to bring new innovation and growth to America. Studies show that immigrants account for a disproportionate share of successful high-tech startups, an example of that are Sergey Brin from Russia co-founder of Google and Liz Claiborne from Belgium founder of the fashion brand with her name that created new enterprises. Yet, our immigration laws tend to drive them out when we should be pulling them in. Isn't it backwards to open our campuses and nurture the brightest young minds from abroad, only to cast them away just as they offer the fruits of that education in return? Instead of shutting the door, what about revised rules that attach a green card to U.S. college diplomas handed to foreign students or make available an Entrepreneurs' visa for immigrants who start new businesses, invest in startups, and create jobs for Americans.