India, Nov. 23 -- The Optional Practical Training (OPT) program may get revoked or drastically changed in order to deter US firms from recruiting foreign students in the country amid Trump's crackdown on immigration.

In an effort to closelyalign withthe program's goals and strategies with actual training, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suggested a new OPT regulation. The proposed rule aims to increase monitoring of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, protect American labor from being displaced by foreign students, and revise rules to address fraud and national security concerns.

The American workforce criticizes the OPT program, claiming that it ignores the requirements of local job seekers in favor of international lab...