Here is the other side of the story.  Technology and high skill jobs are the foundation of the modern productive society.  American citizens have choices to make in their education.  Become a lawyer, doctor, businessman, etc. and make a bundle.  Think about high skill technical jobs and think about finishing school in late twenties with a PhD???  Only a dummy would do that.  The pay for highly skilled technical professionals in general is substantially below that of those who become lawyers, doctors, dentists, business folks, etc.  Why are the vital high tech skilled jobs paying less than they are worth?  You guessed it.  Immigration of highly skilled tech folks from other countries.  Regarding the Rampell story itself, it's likely nonsense.  If the woman really started and owned the company, she could still own it without employment.  As owner she could collect dividends and run the company as a shareholder.