re: How did Indians corner the market on quick shops and many hotels?

A former customer of mine is a owns all or part of 30+ hotels. Yes, his last name is Patel. He explained to be a little like Indian crowd sourcing. When he was ready to come to the US, he was given a 1/8 ownership(for a term of 5 years) and a hotel room at a hotel in North Carolina in exchange for working at the property for 5 years. As that term was coming to an end, he was given half ownership in another hotel in Louisiana in exchange for permitting 4 other folks to come over on the same deal he came on. After a little over a decade, he was able to borrow from the group to buy his own hotel.

The "program" is part of the purchasing process also - advising on where to put a hotel, negotiating terms with the franchise, etc. He pays a higher interest rate to borrow than a bank, but the monies go back to the program which he can reuse, but it also helps other proprietors and assists new folks to come over.