India, Aug. 5 -- Controversial US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reacted with a drastic suggestion to President Donald Trump's latest social media post in which he threatened to hike tariffs on Indian goods and services.

The far-right Republican wants Trump to instead stop issuing H1B work visas to Indians, who she says are "replacing American jobs".

The H1B is a visa category that allows US employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. Indian nationals account for 72% of H1B visas, data over the years shows. The Chinese come second with 12%.

Highly skilled workers on these visas fuel large parts of the US economy, including its IT sector in Silicon Valley. The majority of H-1B visa holders worked in...