Immigration News Blog
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
New NFAP Policy Brief: The Increasing Importance of Immigrants to Science and Engineering in America
New NFAP Policy Brief: The Increasing Importance of Immigrants to Science and Engineering in America
Immigrants have played an increasingly important role in contributing to science and engineering advancements
in America, as demonstrated by their awards, research, entrepreneurship and education. This analysis finds that
while historically immigrants have always made important contributions to the country, objective measures indicate those contributions have increased significantly since the 1960s, when major restrictions on immigration were lifted, and, in particular, over the past 20 years, as immigrants have found important niches in science and
technology fields.
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