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| | H-1B Visa Expansion Comes Under Fire |
 | | The measure, which expands the number of foreign workers eligible for H-1B visas from 65,000 to 85,000 next year, was inserted into an appropriations bill, which requires passage for the government to continue normal operations. |
 | | However, associations for IT professionals maintain that the H-1B visa program is not needed when highly educated Americans are unemployed or underemployed. |
 | | The additional 20,000 H-1B visas apply only to foreign nationals with master's degrees or doctorates from U.S. universities. |
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