7% Gene Perry // March 11, 2015 // Updated: March 11, 2015 Number of the Day Percentage of businesses in Oklahoma owned by immigrants. Source: Immigration Policy Center. Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.