new powerpoint to be delivered in detroit on 7/18 at the conference, "Immigration and Michigan's Future." Day-long conference to feature Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, major CEOs, President of Wayne State University, and a cast of thousands! The eyes of the nation will be watching Detroit. Can immigrants save detroit? I say --- yes! as part ofa new intercultural team with African American talent and entrepreneurs, and other diverse talent, as we work towards building the most powerful teams on the planet. We hope this conference helps galvanize efforts not only in Detroit and Michigan, but in struggling cities around the country. This city-driven, economic argument should be a MAIN PLANK of comprehensive immigration law reform. We are all immigrants!

1. Immigrant Entrepreneurs A KEY to rebuilding our economy and creating jobs Richard Herman

2. Nearly 2/3 of America is an immigrant, a child or grandchild of an immigrant, or married to an immigrant

3. some came to these shores voluntarily……..some did not

4. We Are All Immigrants

5. It’s in our DNA we are strivers and survivors

6. Rust Belt Is Hemorrhaging Jobs & People MICHIGAN Over last 10 years, lost 790,000 jobs Detroit: over last 60 years, lost 50% of population (1.8 million to 900,000) Percentage of immigrants dropped from 30% to 10% OHIO Over last 10 years, lost 525,000 jobs Cleveland: over last 60 years, lost 60% of population (950,000 to 396,000) (17% in 10 yrs) Percentage of immigrants dropped from 30% to 5%

7. In 2011, with the U.S. economy stuck in first gear, it’s time we remember……..how to drive the economy …..FAST

8. we welcome the job-creators

9. To immigrate is an entrepreneurial act --Ed Roberts, Founder MIT Entrepreneurship Center

10. Immigrants Create Jobs * 40% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or child of an immigrant * These companies employ 10 million people worldwide, and generate $4,200,000,000,000 in revenue per year

11. 7 of 10 most valuable brands in the world were created by U.S. immigrants or children of U.S. immigrants Ford Google Intel GE Budweiser Home Depot AT&T McDonald’s U.S. Steel Boeing IBM Dow Disney Kraft UPS Apple Procter & Gamble Estee Lauder Hertz Levi’s DuPont Pfizer Bank of America Heinz

12. Immigrants have created millions of jobs for Americans, and will create millions more…. if we let them --- in advanced manufacturing, clean energy, biotech, advanced materials, exports….

13. But…. Isn’t “Immigrant” a Dirty Word?

14. George Carlin’s 7 Dirty Words

18. We don’t talk about immigrants as the Dream-Keepers, the Job-Creators, the Bedrock of Family-Values, the ENGINE that makes America work!

19. Time to Change the Conversation

20. When it comes to job growth, STARTUP companies aren’t everything…….. they’re the ONLY THING!

22. New Firms add an average of 3 million jobs in first year

23. Older companies lost 1 million jobs annually

24. --- Kauffman FoundationSTARTUPS: New employment paradigm

25. So WHO are behind the startups in America?

26. USA: Immigrants Driving the New Economy & Urban Revitalization *Immigrants twice as likely as native-born to start a business; * Immigrants founded more than 50% of the high-tech companies in Silicon Valley; * Immigrants are more likely to earn an advanced degree, invent something, and be awarded a U.S. patent;

27. Immigrant-Founded Companies Compiled by Richard Herman, www.ImmigrantInc.com

29. * 2009 Nobel Prizes in Science --- U.S. Dominated with 8 out of 9 going to U.S. citizens (over 50% foreign-born Americans) * Immigrants filing patents at twice rate of American-born. * Immigrant patent filings: 72% Qualcomm, 65% Merck, 64% GE, 60% Cisco Immigrants Are Driving U.S. Innovation

30. The venture capitalists know a deal when they see one * 25% of all public, venture- backed firms in U.S. founded by immigrants * Add high tech Label, Percentage increases to 40% * Market cap of $500 BILLION --- public, venture backed immigrant companies

31. Immigrants Can Drive Exports Research in Sweden demonstrates that a 10 percent increase in immigrant population was linked to a 6 percent increase in bilateral trade with the immigrants’ home country. Furthermore, the study found for every 12,000 immigrants, Swedish exports would increase by approximately $1 billion dollars.

32. U.S. Immigration & Its Job-Creation Capacity: BROKEN

33. Immigration Policy Is Not Aligned with Nation’s Economic Development Needs Discriminate Against Highly Skilled. Of 1 Million Green Cards issued per year, only 4-5% or given to highly skilled (advanced degreed) or investor immigrants Malawi = India (nationality quotas: each country allocated 7% of employment based green cards per year, regardless of their nation’s population) .

34. These quotas are nearly 60 years old ----- they have no relationship with the needs of America’s New Economy

35. Skilled immigrants, many of whom want to start their own company in the U.S., have to wait up to 8 years for a Green Card

36. We train the world’s best and brightest at our universities…..only to “kick them out” of the country when they graduate with their advanced degrees and encourage them to compete AGAINST the U.S.

37. We treat them like DIRT, instead of the GOLDEN-JOB-CREATORS!

38. What part of “legal immigration is #!@x^#!-ed up” don’t they understand?

40. So, they are leaving (or not coming at all) First time in U.S. history----- reverse brain drain, over 100,000 high skilled immigrants are expected to leave the U.S. in next 10 years

41. They see new opportunity in their home countries, or are welcomed in other countries

42. Canada and other countries are coming to U.S. soil to recruit our disgruntled high-skill immigrants, offering them fast-track citizenship, jobs, and business support

43. This is what NYC Mayor Bloomberg calls: “National Suicide.”

44. And not just PhD immigrants ----- all hard- working immigrants with a dream. It’s all connected.

45. $1.5 trillion added to GDP in next 10 years ….If we legalize the 11 million undocumented persons in U.S. Study at UCLA, 2010

46. “The richest regions are those with the highest proportion of immigrants.” President’s Commission on Immigration, 1953

47. REFUGEES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

48. “World Is Flat” Guy, Tom Friedman “Dear America, please remember how you got to be the wealthiest country in history. …the formula was very simple: build this really flexible, really open economy, tolerate creative destruction so dead capital is quickly redeployed to better ideas and companies, Pour into it the most diverse, smart and energetic immigrants from every corner of the world and the stir and repeat, stir and repeat, stir and repeat.

49. It’s important that we understand WHY so many Americans fear and loathe the new immigrants

50. America’s Demographics Are A-Changin’ * Last decade, 85% of population increase from racial & ethnic minorities * 1 out of 7 new marriages are interracial

52. * Young whites (under 18) are the minority in 10 states, including Arizona * By 2021, the majority of children 4 and under will be minority * By 2042, the majority of all Americans will be minority

55. Talent is the New Oil. Drill, Baby, Drill!

56. Want to Win? Build the most powerful teams on the planet (just like NBA)

58. The Dream Act

59. The Staple Act

60. Can Immigrants Save the Rust Belt?

61. Fastest Growing Metro Areas for Technology Jobs (Dice) Detroit: 101% Cincinnati: 75% Cleveland: 62% Columbus: 57% Seattle: 54% Pittsburgh: 45% Miami: 43% Jacksonville: 41% Chicago: 40% Silicon Valley: 40%

62. Expanding Tech Job Market in U.S. Dice by the Numbers As of February 1, 2011* Available Tech Jobs: 74,413 Full-time Positions: 46,837 Contract Positions: 32,239 Part-time Positions: 1,524

63. Northeast Ohio Immigrants: The Facts Better Educated & Make More Money * 40% of adult immigrants in 8-county region hold college degree vs. 27% of native-born * immigrant medium family income in Cuyahoga County is $60,272 vs. $57,463 for native-born.

64. it’s all connected

65. Philly enjoys an ecosystem that welcomes & connects immigrants, revitalizing neighborhoods After decades of out-migration, Philly shows population increase for first time in 60 years --- in large part due to influx of immigrants between 2000 and 2010

66. “I am concerned by the majority’s attempt to manufacture tension between African-Americans and immigrant communities. It seems as though they would like for our communities to think about immigration in terms of ‘us versus them,’ and I reject that notion.” March 1, 2011, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Congressional Black Caucus

67. Forbes, 2011: Atlanta: #1 Detroit: #47 Cleveland: #51 Cleveland vs. Atlanta as a Launchpad for Minority Entrepreneurs

68. Cleveland Silicon Valley

69. Cleveland vs. Silicon Valley Similar number of nodes of various technology and cultural assets…….but connectivity between each city’s nodes is vastly different

70. HYPER-CONNECTIVITY (tear down the silos) What Does the New Economy Crave?

72. John Sibley Butler, Director of Entrepreneurship, University of Texas, Austin

73. TiE Global 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 108, Santa Clara, CA 95054 70 World’s Largest Non Profit Fostering Entrepreneurship EDUCATING MENTORING NETWORKING Scaling to Next Level October 12 2010 Kansas City Tokyo Silicon Valley Dubai Singapore Mauritius Melbourne Extending Global Footprint

74. Hey, America…..time to “think like an immigrant!”

75. Key to Success: “think like an immigrant”OmidKordestani

76. WAKE-UP, AMERICA! Want Jobs? Tap the Immigrant Dividend Welcome the Job-Creators by Reforming Immigration Law & Changing Our Attitudes www.ImmigrantInc.com

77. Good Luck

79. We Are All Immigrants

80. Immigration Law Firm for Businesses & Families Richard T. Herman, Esq. Herman Legal Group www.HermanLegalGrouup.com (216) 696-6170 Rich@HermanLegalGroup.com