Zeke Hernandez

They are introducing new categories of products and services or brands that they liked before where they came from.

They are introducing new categories of products and services or brands that they liked before where they came from.

The research I've done in the U.S., for example, shows that when immigrants increase by 1% as a share of a state's population, that state becomes 50% more likely to get investment from the immigrant's home country than it otherwise would have been.

The research I've done in the U.S., for example, shows that when immigrants increase by 1% as a share of a state's population, that state becomes 50% more likely to get investment from the immigrant's home country than it otherwise would have been.

The research I've done in the U.S., for example, shows that when immigrants increase by 1% as a share of a state's population, that state becomes 50% more likely to get investment from the immigrant's home country than it otherwise would have been.

If you want to see like a contemporary story on this, look no further than Pollo Campero, which is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the United States. And of all places, it's from Guatemala.

If you want to see like a contemporary story on this, look no further than Pollo Campero, which is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the United States. And of all places, it's from Guatemala.

If you want to see like a contemporary story on this, look no further than Pollo Campero, which is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the United States. And of all places, it's from Guatemala.

That's what I call the immigration investment jobs triangle. That is, immigrants settle, investment follows, those investments create jobs, and not jobs just for immigrants.

That's what I call the immigration investment jobs triangle. That is, immigrants settle, investment follows, those investments create jobs, and not jobs just for immigrants.

That's what I call the immigration investment jobs triangle. That is, immigrants settle, investment follows, those investments create jobs, and not jobs just for immigrants.

Immigrants are also 80% more likely than native-born people to start a business. And that means that they're putting their own capital, their own investment in a new business. Okay. Now that 80% is at the average for every business from a mom and pop restaurant to Google or Zoom or Duolingo, which are immigrant founded firms.

Immigrants are also 80% more likely than native-born people to start a business. And that means that they're putting their own capital, their own investment in a new business. Okay. Now that 80% is at the average for every business from a mom and pop restaurant to Google or Zoom or Duolingo, which are immigrant founded firms.

Immigrants are also 80% more likely than native-born people to start a business. And that means that they're putting their own capital, their own investment in a new business. Okay. Now that 80% is at the average for every business from a mom and pop restaurant to Google or Zoom or Duolingo, which are immigrant founded firms.

I think the difference is that illegal or undocumented immigrants often have a ceiling on how much of those five things they can contribute because of their legal status. I'll tell you a short story on this. My barber is really good and we've become good friends over time. He confessed to me after years of getting to know each other, that he's an undocumented immigrant.

I think the difference is that illegal or undocumented immigrants often have a ceiling on how much of those five things they can contribute because of their legal status. I'll tell you a short story on this. My barber is really good and we've become good friends over time. He confessed to me after years of getting to know each other, that he's an undocumented immigrant.

I think the difference is that illegal or undocumented immigrants often have a ceiling on how much of those five things they can contribute because of their legal status. I'll tell you a short story on this. My barber is really good and we've become good friends over time. He confessed to me after years of getting to know each other, that he's an undocumented immigrant.

He's not in the country legally. He also told me that his lifelong dream has been to start his own barber shop, and he has $200,000 saved in cash ready to start this business, which almost knocked me off my chair. I was like, you have how much money? Wow, yeah. And I was like, wow, okay. And I said, well, why don't you do this? And he said, I can't because of my legal status.

He's not in the country legally. He also told me that his lifelong dream has been to start his own barber shop, and he has $200,000 saved in cash ready to start this business, which almost knocked me off my chair. I was like, you have how much money? Wow, yeah. And I was like, wow, okay. And I said, well, why don't you do this? And he said, I can't because of my legal status.

He's not in the country legally. He also told me that his lifelong dream has been to start his own barber shop, and he has $200,000 saved in cash ready to start this business, which almost knocked me off my chair. I was like, you have how much money? Wow, yeah. And I was like, wow, okay. And I said, well, why don't you do this? And he said, I can't because of my legal status.