Crain’s Chicago Business (May 30) -- lllinois’ technology powerhouses – including the U. of I., the Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern – grant a disproportionate number of degrees to foreign-born students. And the numbers are rising. Nearly 25 percent of science, technology, engineering and math degrees in 2012 went to foreign-born students, compared with the U.S. average of 15 percent, according to data from the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition.