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Migrants should seize this opportunity with both hands

Sep 27, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
As an immigrant myself I am enormously pleased that the US government is willing to offer a record number of visas to refugee migrants from around the world and especially from Syria.  Once these new immigrants arrive here and have settled in they will find that the American system rewards education, talent, and merit and makes dreams come true for those prepared to work hard.  One set of immigrants which validate this postulate is the Asian community.
Among the Asian community,  Indian-Americans are a stand-out.  Indians (from India) started arriving in the USA from around the early 1960’s.   They currently make up less than one per cent of the country’s population but their impact on American society has been in excess proportion to their small number.  They have leveraged education to make their way up in the world.  Almost seventy percent of Indians have a college degree compared to the national average of thirty percent.   In the IT industry one in every eight companies in Silicon Valley was started by an Indian.  In politics there is an Indian governor in the states of Louisiana and South Carolina.
Many reasons have been advanced to explain the success of this group.  Apart from cultural values, including family values and work ethic, it has been suggested that the Indian comes to America with two ready advantages.  He speaks English, and he is from a democracy.  Also, while Indian families retain their culture they are also eager to integrate into American society and assimilate American culture.  They may continue to play cricket but they are also enthusiastic NFL fans.  There may be any number of reasons why Indian-Americans find success in their new homeland, but at the root of them all is the fact that in this country the rule of law and the spirit of free enterprise are the drivers of creativity and disruptive innovation.
To those refugees who will soon be arriving, America is a country which always offers a second chance.  Seize it with both hands.
Rishi Singh

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