The US Senate is advancing to further restrict use of the H-1B and L-1 employment visa programs, proposing a bipartisan reform bill that, if enacted, would drastically reform foreign hiring methods and most burden Indian professionals.

The legislation, sponsored by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, comes after the Trump administration recently imposed a $100,000 penalty on new H-1B petitions and is considering overhauling the lottery system that benefits high-paid workers.

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The "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" targets fraud and misuse of the visa program that Congress says replaces American workers.

Senator Durbin assailed big businesses with "laying off thousands of American workers while s

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