Thursday, October 12, 2017

83% Of America’s Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants

https://www.readingkingdom.com/blog/2017/03/20/83-americas-top-high-school-science-students-children-immigrants/

83% Of America’s Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants
March 20, 2017 Melissa Bernard


By Stuart Anderson for Forbes.com

What would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America? Surprisingly, one of the most important things America would lose is the contributions made by their children.

A new study from the National Foundation for American Policy found a remarkable 83% (33 of 40) of the finalists of the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search were the children of immigrants.  (continues at link)