Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist who rose to success in the 1980s. Part of the neo-expressionism movement. Father was an immigrant from Haiti. Jean Michele was a #birthright citizen.
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Khaled Hosseini, #Afghan
Author of The Kite Runner. Family was given asylum in the U.S. when he was 11. He’s now a naturalized citizen. BS, Santa Clara Univ. & MD, Univ. of So Cal
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Anousheh Ansari, #Iran
Immigrated to the U.S. in 1984 at the age of 18. She is currently 59 years old. BSc from George Mason University and MSc from George Washington University
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Halloween throwback: Bela Lugosi came to America with craft and turned Dracula into a classic. Proof that immigrant skill fuels culture and jobs. Count talent in, not out.
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📱 From food stamps to $19 billion.
Jan Koum fled antisemitism in Ukraine and built WhatsApp, one of the most-used apps on Earth.
Talent has no borders. Opportunity shouldn’t either.
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🎨 Russia cast him out, but New Mexico called him home.
Nicolai Fechin didn’t just paint portraits—he built beauty from exile.
📍 Beauty knows no borders.
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