By Daniel Wiessner

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers is almost certain to draw legal challenges, which could set up a battle over the future of the program and the president’s powers to bar non-citizens from entering the U.S.

WHAT IS THE H-1B PROGRAM?

Created in 1990, the H-1B program allows businesses to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations such as engineering or medical research for three to six years. Employers must first make efforts to recruit American workers, and must pay H-1B recipients the same wages they would pay to Americans in the same roles. The program offers 65,000 visas annually and another 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees.

The tech industry relies heavily on H-1B wo

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