An immigrant's parents arrived with nothing and built a life by taking risks and refusing to quit. The speaker argues that immigrant families succeed in business because they see entrepreneurship as their only path forward, and that discipline and persistence matter far more than your legal status or circumstances.
Not having US citizenship or a green card or work permit is not an excuse for you not being successful. My parents came to this country as immigrants with $0 in their pocket, left their whole family behind in their country to come here and chase a new opportunity. And that's the reason that I'm able to take risks. As long as you take risks, you're disciplined, you're consistent, and you don't let a no stop you, you will be successful. My parents are a fact of that. Multiple immigrant families are a fact of that. If you see a lot of successful entrepreneurs, they all come from immigrant families because that's the only opportunity they had. A lot of us can't work a regular 9 to 5, a W-2 job, because we don't have that opportunity. Me, I had that opportunity. My parents didn't, but we all are successful for a reason because of the attributes that we have, not the excuses that we use.
