"Within Silicon Valley, there's a low-grade yet persistent anxiety on the minds of, well, nearly everyone, and it boils down to one question: Are we losing our place as the geographic center of the global tech industry? That's not paranoia. The Bay Area's 20 biggest tech employers grew their workforces three times faster outside the U.S. than they did here from January 2019 through July 2025, an analysis by Joint Venture Silicon Valley shows."
"Of 170 applicants, the city recently selected four companies to receive small cash grants and free services, including legal, real estate and IT support. Of the four startups' five founders, four are immigrants (they came from China, Kenya, South Korea and Israel). The only founder born in the U.S. is the son of Indian immigrants. All five founders have college degrees. Four of them attended graduate school."
Silicon Valley faces persistent anxiety about losing its status as the global tech industry's geographic center as major firms expanded hiring abroad three times faster than in the U.S. from January 2019 through July 2025. San Jose is investing in highly educated immigrants and education to retain startup growth and talent. Concerns about restrictive executive actions targeting immigrants and higher education raise risks to regional and national AI ambitions. Local startup selection shows immigrant founders dominate: four of five founders are immigrants, all hold college degrees and most hold graduate degrees. Rising concentrations of educated immigrants have driven large income gains in the San Jose metro.
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