Friday, October 09, 2009

Nobel prizes and U.S. immigration

A recent article on the San Jose Mercury News takes an interesting look on the U.S. immigration debate from the perspective of recent Nobel prize winners.

http://www.mercurynews.com/chris-obrien/ci_13500107

4 out of 6 U.S. citizens who received Nobel prizes this year were born outside the United States. It is a vivid reminder on immigrants contributions to recent innovations that powers the U.S. economic growth.