Where the Jobs Are: Entrepreneurship and the Soul of the American Economy

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Commerce Building, 3006

More Immigration Means More Jobs for Americans. Immigrants are 13% of the U.S. population, but they make up nearly 20% of the owners of small businesses. A presentation by John Dearie; Mr. Dearie is the author of the book "Where the Jobs Are: Entrepreneurship and the Soul of the American Economy" which discuses how America can restore its great job-creation machine.

Mr. Dearie is the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Financial Services Forum. To learn more about Mr. Dearie's work visit: http://www.financialservicesforum.org/

This event is part of the Institute for Immigration Research [IIR] monthly Colloquium Series. IIR Colloquium Series brings together researchers, academics, and policy contributors to share their work related to immigration with GMU faculty, students, staff and the surrounding communities.

For questions contact, IIR Executive Director Safiya Khalid, skhalid6@gmu.edu