(CNN) — Walmart, America’s largest private-sector employer, is pausing job offers to foreign candidates needing H-1B visas to work in the United States, a company spokesperson told CNN. It’s a significant shift that demonstrates how major companies are changing their policies in response to Trump’s strict immigration agenda that could have major ramifications for US businesses and high-skilled workers from overseas.

Walmart’s policy change, which was first reported by Bloomberg, comes after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on the visas designed for high-skilled positions that companies struggle to fill.

The H-1B is a work visa that’s valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years. Economists have argued the program allows US companies to maintain competit

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