Though Trump had advocated for applying curbs on the number of H1-B visas issued annually, he did not sign an executive order, similar to the one on banning immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. (file photo)A Bill aimed at overhauling the work visa program was on Tuesday introduced in the US House of Representatives. The latest work visa reforms, if passed by majority vote in both houses of Congress, will make it harder for those applying for H1-B visas as the minimum wage has been more than doubled, from $60,000 to $130,000. US issues 85,000 H1-B visas every year, a sizeable chunk of the applicants are Indians. Though Trump had advocated for applying curbs on the number of H1-B visas issued annually, he did not sign an executive order, similar to the one on banning immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries.

Source: Indian Express January 31, 2017 08:17 UTC