India, Nov. 12 -- Donald Trump in September issued a proclamation decrying what many have called the "systemic abuse" of the H-1B visa program, saying it is fueling the "large-scale replacement of American workers" that "has undermined both our economic and national security." The US President instituted a $100,000 fee for companies seeking to obtain an H-1B visa, but the move was criticized by various business leaders, specifically in the tech industry.

An H-1B visa, a non-immigrant work visa that allows companies in the United States to employ highly-skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations for an initial period of three years, can later be extended to as many as six years. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv...