With political rhetoric appearing against immigrants in America and many other countries, let’s remember 10 Immigrants who have made America great. 1. Albert Einstein, Germany We wouldn’t know that E = mc2 without him. 2. Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovakia Immigrated at age 11, first female US Secretary of State. 3. Sergey Brin, Russia Co-founded a little company called Google. 4. Jerry Yang, Taiwan Immigrated knowing one English word: “shoe”, co-founded Yahoo. 5. Salma Hayek, Mexico Actor/producer/model, we don’t hear Trump demanding walls around her. 6. Yao Ming, China Played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets. 7. Christine Amanpour, UK British-Iranian descent, leading news correspondent. 8. Jackie Chan, Hong Kong Actor/director/producer, martial arts legend. 9. Pierre Omidyar, France Son of Iranian immigrants, founded Ebay. 10. Steve Jobs’ dad, Syria Steve co-founded Apple, so if you are reading this on an iPhone you can thank him. Who will be the next immigrant to make America great?
10 Immigrants Who Made America Great
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