"New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that the Intel competition "identifies and honors the top math and scie…"

"The contest doesn't rank talent in the same way we identify the fastest hurdlers or longest jumpers."

"most top science and math students don't participate in such national contests."

"A past winner ... told the STEM education newsletter Metroplex Math Circle about choosing among projects offered by h…"

"Professor Miriam Rafailovich... told me ...that the contestants "get massive coaching from the schools"

"There is even a how-to book, "Success With Science: The Winners' Guide to High School Research,""

"many contestants have immigrant parents"

"In case after case, we see tech titans and entrepreneurs misbehaving or breaking the law. They push the boundary of a…"

"Three of the president’s proposals target tech. This is especially true in that the foreign workers are overwhelmingl…"

"The H-1B program authorizes non-immigrant visas under which skilled foreign workers may be employed in the U.S., typi…"