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The federal government said it has received more than enough applications for a limited number of visas for skilled foreign workers.

Airs Tuesday, September 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

While the tech industries want to expand the current H-1B program, visa holders and economists argue the problem is more complex.

There's been increasing support for the number of H1-B visas given to highly skilled workers. Large tech companies are leading the push for the increase, but the bulk of the visas go to workers at large consulting firms.

H-1B visas are are given out on a yearly on a first-come, first-served basis. This year employers might snatch up all the visas in as few as five days.

Increasingly, academic medical centers are joining elite hospitals in mounting national ad campaigns. Their goals include attracting faculty and students — and more patients. But the results of the marketing campaigns are hard to measure, analysts say.

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