10 immigrants who became billionaires after moving to the USA

Moving to a new country is a big risk. The difference in cultures, a foreign language, lack of friends, prejudices in society - all this is unlikely to help you achieve success.

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However, many manage to find themselves in a new country and, starting from scratch, earn billions. The list of immigrants who, thanks to ambition, skill and luck, have risen to unique heights in the USA, has collected an edition Insider.

10. George Perez

• Country of Origin: Argentina
• Condition: $ 3 billion
• Source of wealth: construction

9. Doo Won and Jin Suk Chan

• Country of Origin: South Korea
• Condition: $ 3,2 billion
• Source of wealth: a chain of clothing stores Forever 21

8. Peggy and Andrew Cherng

• Country of Origin: Burma (Peggy), China (Andrew)
• Condition: $ 3,3 billion
• Source of wealth: a restaurant Panda Express

7. Shahid Khan

• Country of Origin: Pakistan
• Condition: $ 7,3 billion
• Source of wealth: auto parts company Flex-n-gate

6. Patrick Sun Shiong

• Country of Origin: Republic of South Africa
• Condition: $ 7,7 billion
• Source of wealth: medical activity

5. George Soros

• Country of Origin: Hungary
• Condition: $ 8 billion
• Source of wealth: financier

4. Yan Kum

• Country of origin: Ukraine
• Condition: $ 9,1 billion
• Source of wealth: instant messenger WhatsApp

3. Pierre Omidyar

• Country of origin: France
• Condition: $ 10,9 billion
• Source of wealth: online auction eBay

2. Elon Musk

• Country of Origin: Republic of South Africa
• Condition: $ 19 billion
• Source of wealth: several projects aimed at developing advanced technologies

1. Sergey Brin

• Country of origin: Russia
• Condition: $ 47,6 billion
• Source of wealth: a search engine Google.

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