(Bloomberg) -- A Syrian immigrant named Abdulfattah Jandali is denied entry to the U.S., where he would have met a woman named Joanne Schieble, who would have given birth to Steve Jobs.
No immigrant, no Apple.
Same with Google, eBay, Intel, Boeing, and many more, as this brief video tour of lost dreams shows.
OK, so it's not The Man in the High Castle. But surveying the American business landscape without these great companies founded by immigrants or their children, it's a pretty sobering counterfactual in its own right.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Peter Jeffrey at pjeffrey@bloomberg.net.
With assistance from Editorial Board
Essential Business Intelligence, Sharp Market Insights, Practical Personal Finance Advice, Daily Fuel, Gold and Silver Prices and Latest Stories — On NDTV Profit.
