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As part of its annual coverage of immigrant Nobel Prize winners, George Mason University’s Institute for Immigration Research will identify and highlight some of the top contenders in each category and discuss the role that international collaboration has played in their scientific careers.

At least 33 of the TeamUSA Olympians were not born here, but have made the United States their home and proudly represent this country. Thirteen hail from Europe, followed by seven from Asia, six from Africa, five from the Americas, and two from Australia. These foreign-born athletes comprise approximately five percent of the US delegation and represent the best of US athletics from track and field to equestrian, fencing, table tennis, volleyball, water polo, and 15 additional sports.

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The State Profile Fact Sheets are demographic data, economic data, and tax data on immigrant communities. We believe that these data will demonstrate how important immigrants are to the social and economic landscape of the US.