Immigrant, Inc. –
The Essential Entrepreneurs

The essential role of immigrant entrepreneurs in the local economy cannot be denied. On Tuesday, March 2, at 7 p.m., authors Richard
T. Herman and Robert L. Smith will discuss their book Immigrant Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and
How They Will Save the American Worker) at the Hudson Library & Historical Society as part of its Winter/Spring Entrepreneurship Series
of programs.

Legal immigrants who have landed in the United States to fulfill their dreams have been often overlooked by the media due to the
contentious issue of illegal immigrants and the firestorm of attention they command in political and economic debates. Immigrant, Inc.
touts the successes of foreign-born professionals with (among others) the following factors: today’s immigrants are nearly twice as
likely as non-immigrants to launch a business; immigrant founders are behind more than half of the high-tech start-ups in Silicon
Valley; immigrants have become more likely than native-born Americans to earn an advanced degree, to invent something and to be
awarded a U.S. patent.

Mr. Herman is the founder of Richard T. Herman & Associates, an immigration and business law firm in Cleveland, Ohio which serves a
global clientele in over ten languages. He is the co-founder of the Cleveland-based chapter of TiE Ohio, a global network of
entrepreneurs started in 1992 in Silicon Valley. He has appeared on National Public Radio, FOX News, and various affiliates of NBC,
CBS, and ABC. He has also been quoted in such publications as USA Today, InformationWeek, PCWorld, ComputerWorld, CIO, Site
Selection and National Lawyers Weekly.

Mr. Smith is a veteran journalist who covers international cultures and immigration issues for the Plain Dealer. He has written
extensively about immigration issues and has interviewed people at all points of the immigrant experience, from undocumented field
workers to hugely successful entrepreneurs.         

To register for this free program, call 330.653.6658, ext. 1010 or email askus@hudson.lib.oh.us.