But in reality, immigrants seek success for themselves and for the nation as well. They may not have much power, but together they can gain the power needed to create a better future for the nation and themselves. You might say they're not useful, but they are. In the article “Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy” by Jason Forman and Danielle Gray, they list ten ways immigrants help grow the American economy. In some ways, they indicated that immigrants are more likely to start a business, create jobs for Americans and immigrant workers, create their own jobs, and develop cutting-edge technologies and businesses. It indicates that 30 percent of immigrants are more likely to start a business than non-immigrants. In the United States, 18 percent of immigrants own a small business. These small businesses create job opportunities for Americans and immigrant workers. Approximately 4.2 million workers are employed in these small businesses, which generate more than $766 billion annually. Additionally, according to the National Venture Capital Association, 25 percent of America's public companies were started by immigrants. For example, Google, eBay, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and Intel. As Jason Furman and Danielle Gray mention in their article "Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy", immigrants are engineers, scientists and innovators and are more likely to receive a high school diploma, meet demand for local consumer goods and increase US GDP. (Gross domestic product). As they also stated in their article, “33% of engineers, 27% of mathematicians, statisticians and