What are Seven Most Important Numbers for ESLers in the U.S.? 

I love data. I love knowing about my brothers and my sisters.

1. In the engineering, sciences, and technology labor force, one in three employees is foreign-born.
2. Nearly 35% of U.S. physicians are foreign-born.
3. 20% of the priests in active service in the U.S. were born in other countries
4. Half of U.S. graduate students are foreign-born.
5. Two thirds of international graduate students work in the U.S. after graduation for at least five years.
6. In the US, 16% of the labor force is foreign born.
7. Foreign born entrepreneurs helped start one-fourth of all new U.S. engineering and technology businesses established between 1995 and 2005, including Google and eBay.

Such is our culture.
Go forth and embrace your future.
Strength and courage come in companionship. Your brothers and your sisters are reaching upwards– to mastering communication and English speaking skills. As a person who had SUCH trouble in my earlier life, I find particular joy in mastering these skills one by one. What a relief for me not to be terrified by doing a presentation or workshop.