In September, Trump announced a new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee which was designed to make it uneconomical for US businesses to hire all but the highest-paid skilled foreign workers

US President Donald Trump defended skilled immigration to the United States, including through the H-1B visa programme, despite a raft of efforts from his administration to restrict access to the sought-after visa scheme. In a television interview on Tuesday, Trump argued that the US did not have enough domestic talent to fill specialised positions.

“I agree, but you also do have to bring in talent,” he said in response to a question about foreign talent on H-1B visas reducing wages for domestic workers.

Pressed on whether America had the required skilled talent at home, Trump said: “No, you don’t, no

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