A sweeping May 2026 RealClearInvestigations report paints a stark picture of foreign dominance in one of America’s most vital economic engines. Two-thirds of Silicon Valley’s nearly 400,000 tech jobs are held by foreign-born workers. India-born employees account for 23 percent and China-born for 18 percent–together outnumbering U.S.-born workers at just 34 percent, according to a 2025 Joint Venture Silicon Valley report.




