source: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/01/an-invention-that-can-speed-up-the-race-to-stop-tb/

More information on the importance of immigrants:

Immigrants and refugees are the lifeblood of any country- and of a strong democracy. Not only is it the right thing to do, as Attila the Hun said “An army of just one people is weak”. If you want a strong labor force, innovation, invention, new ideas, and acceptance of all all colors and creeds, have a robust immigration policy.

Until 2017, the U.S. resettled more refugees each year than the rest of the world’s countries combined. Now that we’ve booted Trump’s ass out, we’re now going to be resettling more than ever :) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/biden-vows-to-allow-more-refugees-into-the-united-states/ar-BB1doFoN

Since 1980, the U.S. has resettled approx. 3 million more refugees than other countries. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/19/canada-now-leads-the-world-in-refugee-resettlement-surpassing-the-u-s/

America is great because we are a nation of immigrants. We are the melting pot. The United States has more immigrant inventors than all other countries combined: https://qz.com/890943/the-us-has-more-immigrant-inventors-than-every-other-country-combined/