U.S. gets 233,000 H-1B petitions, a new record

CIO:  The U.S. received 233,000 H-1B petitions this year, believed to the highest number ever, and almost three times the number of available visas.

The government issues 85,000 H-1B visas each year, 20,000 of which were set aside for people who had earned advanced degrees.

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