New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a whooping $100,000 annually, marking the latest move in his administration's push to crack down on immigration.

White House staff secretary Will Scharf said the H1-B non-immigrant visa programme is one of the "most abused visa" systems in the country's current immigration system and the move is aimed at protecting American workers while ensuring that companies have a pathway to hire "truly extraordinary people" and bring them to the United States

"We need workers. We need workers. We need great workers, and this pretty much ensures that that's what's going to happen," Trump said, as he signed the proclamation in the O...