A recent analysis highlights the crucial role of immigrants in the U.S. tech ecosystem, revealing that over 50% of billion-dollar startups, known as unicorns, were founded by immigrants or their children. Specifically, 55% of unicorns have at least one immigrant founder, while 64% were founded by immigrants or their descendants. Additionally, immigrants hold key leadership roles in 80% of these companies. The data indicates that these 44 companies, observed in a 2016 study, were collectively valued at $168 billion and created an average of approximately 760 jobs each. Furthermore, immigrants are responsible for 23% of U.S. innovation output, dominating in patent contributions and global impact. The findings also show that 46% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children, underscoring the significant contributions of this demographic to the American economy.