She noted that H-1B visas were still available for next year.

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Foreign graduates need a job offer to get an H-1B visa.

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Famous names like Bill Gates have been calling for more H-1B visas for years now.

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The number of H-1B visas to be issued each year is capped at 85, 000.

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In many cases future H-1B visa holders have already been in the U.S. as international students.

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