Children of recent immigrants lead America's scientific competitions

wrt. meme "what happens to Asian overachievers when tests end" - the Intel's competition isn't a "test":

>But the largest number of Intel finalists -- 16 -- had parents who hailed from China. Ten were born to Indian parents.

from http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_17209589?source=pkg :

>...Liu explained how he used computer algorithms to identify immune system pathways activated during organ transplant rejection.

Also interesting side effect of H1B, may be even more important than the original H1B itself:

>The results are evident in Silicon Valley classrooms: Children of immigrant parents, particularly those with skills-based H-1B visas, are abundant in the top tiers of academia.