Trump cracks down on visa abuse that hands jobs to foreigners

Published April 3, 2017 7:27pm ET



President Trump’s team is tightening enforcement of the rules governing a visa program for high-skilled workers, and changing policies to protect lower-skilled workers from foreign competition.

A new policy announced Monday would allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agents to prioritize companies for site visits if they seem likely to engage in “visa fraud and abuse.”

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