83% of America's Top High School Science Students are the Children of Immigrants

cawacko

cawacko

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I can't copy and paste this link for some reason, sorry about that. It's an interesting statistic for a number of reasons, including how we don't emphasize STEM as much as other countries do but also I would say having seen large number of immigrant programmers etc. many are the type that can sit alone and code for hours but lack social and leadership skills. So an interesting dynamic.




https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...-are-the-children-of-immigrants/#5d529f7c2200
 
Nothing new. The American family unit is broken. Immigrants value education, and hard work. Americans are entitled.
 
Althea said:
Nothing new. The American family unit is broken. Immigrants value education, and hard work. Americans are entitled.
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I would like to add opportunity to that also. Most immigrants come here from really shitty situations. They see the uniqueness of America better than most Americans that have been here forever. Sadly that changes over a few generations though.
 
Sailor said:
I would like to add opportunity to that also. Most immigrants come here from really shitty situations. They see the uniqueness of America better than most Americans that have been here forever. Sadly that changes over a few generations though.
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America has always been the land of opportunity. That draws those who seek it.
 
Chlorate said:
How many of those students are Asian? :cof1:
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""Among the 40 finalists of the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, 14 had parents both born in India, 11 had parents both born in China, and 7 had parents both born in the United States. People of Indian and Chinese birth represent only about 1 percent of the U.S. population each, according to the Pew Research Center.

In addition to China, India and the United States, the countries of origin for the parents of 2016 Intel Science Talent Search finalists represent a diverse set of countries, including Canada, Cyprus, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.""
 
cawacko said:
""Among the 40 finalists of the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, 14 had parents both born in India, 11 had parents both born in China, and 7 had parents both born in the United States. People of Indian and Chinese birth represent only about 1 percent of the U.S. population each, according to the Pew Research Center.

In addition to China, India and the United States, the countries of origin for the parents of 2016 Intel Science Talent Search finalists represent a diverse set of countries, including Canada, Cyprus, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.""
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So to answer TextDrivers question.....probably none were illegal ....
 
Sailor said:
I would like to add opportunity to that also. Most immigrants come here from really shitty situations. They see the uniqueness of America better than most Americans that have been here forever. Sadly that changes over a few generations though.
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It may or may not change. Many other cultures are extremely strict, bordering on abuse by our standards.
 
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