Something I’ve always wondered. The most famous example in media is Apu from the Simpsons who is Indian.
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To my understanding, things like gas stations, convenience stores, and hotel/motels were relatively affordable investments that could be purchased and ran by one person/one family.
The thing with a lot of eastern immigrants to the USA is they’re typically from a more middle class/wealthier background in their home country, but move for opportunity. But, if they have education and certifications in their home countries, those might not be recognized by the USA or state governments, so they would have to start school over again.
If you’re a pharmacist in Pakistan, you’re not gonna get a license to be a pharmacist in the USA without some extra schooling. So you could do that, or you could save up some money and buy a business that doesn’t take special restrictive education/licenses.
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