US President Donald Trump has been making changes to the H-1B visa program and the latest one being the proposed rule, “Reforming the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program,” to tightly control immigration rules for foreign employees. The move could potentially change the way US companies hire skilled foreign workers. The program was listed in the Federal Register at the end of September. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the proposal aims to “revise eligibility for cap exemptions, provide greater scrutiny for employers that have violated program requirements, and increase oversight over third-party placements.”

The DHS also said that the changes are meant “to improve the integrity of the H-1B nonimmigrant program and better protect US workers’ wages and worki

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