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The opportunity and hope for the American dream is what drives the passion of many entrepreneurs who come to the U.S., including Buffalo Wings & Rings CEO Nader Masadeh.

Masadeh moved to the U.S. from Jordan and worked his way up to the role of CEO of the rapidly expanding, elevated sports restaurant concept based in Cincinnati. Recently as part of their "Born in the USA" segment, MSNBC's Tamron Hall spoke with Masadeh about the immigration issue, which has been a hot topic of debate during the presidential primary season, as well as how the brand has performed since the recession around 2008.

"We've hired more people, we've invested in elevating our menu, we've invested into having a new brand design for our buildings," Masadeh told MSNBC. "So, we've invested a lot into the company, the people, and our franchisees. We knew it was going to turn around eventually, and when it did we were ready for it and we were ahead of everyone else."

According to the Fiscal Policy Institute, immigrants are 10-15 percent more likely to own their own business in the U.S. and accounted for half of all business ownership growth between 2000 and 2013.

The opportunity and hope for the American dream is what drives the passion of many entrepreneurs who come to the U.S., including Buffalo Wings & Rings CEO Nader Masadeh.

Masadeh moved to the U.S. from Jordan and worked his way up to the role of CEO of the rapidly expanding, elevated sports restaurant concept based in Cincinnati. Recently as part of their "Born in the USA" segment, MSNBC's Tamron Hall spoke with Masadeh about the immigration issue, which has been a hot topic of debate during the presidential primary season, as well as how the brand has performed since the recession around 2008.

"We've hired more people, we've invested in elevating our menu, we've invested into having a new brand design for our buildings," Masadeh told MSNBC. "So, we've invested a lot into the company, the people, and our franchisees. We knew it was going to turn around eventually, and when it did we were ready for it and we were ahead of everyone else."

According to the Fiscal Policy Institute, immigrants are 10-15 percent more likely to own their own business in the U.S. and accounted for half of all business ownership growth between 2000 and 2013.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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