Reports The Contributions of Immigrants to Cancer Research in America – NFAP Policy Brief More than 40 percent of the cancer researchers at America’s top cancer institutes are immigrants, according to a Kauffman Foundation-funded National Foundation for American Policy report released. March 12, 2013 Share: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Download the Brief The Contributions of Immigrants to Cancer Research in America | NFAP Policy Brief pdf The report discusses the contributions of immigrant researchers and details the immigration difficulties experienced even by top cancer researchers. The study analyzed biographies of approximately 1,500 cancer researchers at the top cancer institutes. In “The Contributions of Immigrants to Cancer Research in America,” the NFAP research shows that cancer researchers often wait years for permanent residence and endure the same long wait for green cards as other highly skilled immigrants and their employers. The study shows immigrant scientists have played an important role in improving the cancer survival rates experienced by Americans, and thus stresses the importance of allowing immigrant cancer researchers and others in medical-related fields access to additional green cards in future immigration legislation. The report includes profiles of leading immigrant researchers, as well as a historical look at the contributions of immigrants to cancer research. Next Reports Give Me Your Entrepreneurs, Your Innovators: Estimating Employment Impact of a Startup Visa February 12, 2013 Reports The Start Uprising: Eighteen Months of the Startup America Partnership December 6, 2012 Reports High-Growth Firms Flourish in Unexpected Locations and Industries, Kauffman Studies Show December 5, 2012