&quot;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.&quot;<p>Source : <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-secret-of-immigrant-genius-1452875951" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-secret-of-immigrant-genius-1...</a>