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Melting pot makeup of U S A evident for Beijing Olympics
The United States will showcase a diverse team at the Beijing Games with at least 33 foreign born athletes, including four Chinese born table tennis players, a British born kayaker, and seven track and field members. Notable stories include Bernard Lagat and Lomong, Eritrean born Meb Keflezighi’s family, and Leo Manzano, all highlighting immigration’s role in U.S. athletics and the broader immigration debate.
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New York
U.S
USA
Britain
Nastia Liukin
Kenya
Bernard Lagat
Lopez Lomong
Sudan
Leo Manzano
Bubba Thornton
Jill Geer
USA Track & Field
USATF
Ira Mehlman
The
Federation For American Immigration Reform
Mehlman
William Gheen
Americans For Legal Immigration
Lagat
Lomong
Gheen
Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
Canada
Beijing
Geer
Meb Keflezighi
Meb
Jesus Manzano
USL
Leo
Texas
University of Texas
NCCA
Manzano
Eric Gay
Eugene
Ore