Hi,

You wrote:
> From the outside, migrants appear to have a
> higher proportion of successful people from
> their numbers than people born within the
> country.

I seen a book recently (link follows this message) that supports your assertion. This book profiles the wealthiest 100 American businesspeople of all time. Ben Franklin is on the list as are the two soapy guys who started Amway.

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Looking over the list, I think the most interesting aspect of the list is how many of these successful entrepreneurs were immigrants, their sole baggage on the long ocean voyage little more than a large dream. Andrew Carnegie, John Jacob Astor, Stephen Girard, Alexander Stewart, Frederick Weyerhauser, William Weightman, Claus Spreckels, Anthony Brady, Adolphus Busch, John Kluge, Joseph Pulitzer, Samuel Slater, and August Belmont were not native-born Americans. In fact, five of the top ten were born in Europe and came here seeking a better life, which they ultimately found.

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Hope this adds something to the thread you're building.

Best,

- Boyd


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