Deputy editor, wealth @Forbes.com covering billionaires and the world’s richest people. Forbes Union.
@columbiajournalism.bsky.social and UC Berkeley alum. Tips: [email protected] / [email protected]
Giacomo Tognini
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4/ Some key points: Immigrants are more likely to start new companies than native-born citizens, hold one in four U.S. patents, and pay far more in taxes than they receive in government benefits--plus their kids are almost always match or outearn their native-born peers.
2/ We spoke with more than a dozen immigrant billionaires and entrepreneurs, plus experts, to discuss visa policies, green card backlogs and why the U.S. remains a beacon of opportunity.
Typo in first tweet: independence, not indepencence.
She bet early on Anthropic when most other VCs wouldn’t touch it—and now she's on the Midas List of best investors for the first time.
5/ Huge thanks to @mhunterhart.bsky.social, @thealexknapp.bsky.social, @simonemelvin.bsky.social and @richardnieva.bsky.social for their reporting on this story and Philip Smith for the beautiful design.
