"Today, foreign-born residents account for only 13% of the U.S. population but hold nearly a third of all patents and a quarter of all Nobel Prizes awarded to A

"Today, foreign-born residents account for only 13% of the U.S. population but hold nearly a third of all patents and a quarter of all Nobel Prizes awarded to Americans." Source : http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secret-of-immigrant-genius-1452875951 http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-secret-of-immigrant-genius-1...