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The Trump administration on Tuesday has released a new proposal that would update the H-1B visa selection process in favour of the skilled and better-paid workers, reported news agency Reuters, quoting Federal Register notice. This move follows the introduction of a $1,00,000 fee for the visas.

If the new process is finalised, then it would add weight to applications by the employers that would pay high wages if the annual request for the visas exceeds the limit of 85,000. The move, according to the notice, is to protect Americans from unfair wage competition from foreign workers.

US President Donald Trump in January launched a wide-ranging immigration crackdown. He pushed for mass deportations and

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