New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- In a big blow to professionals on visas in the US, the Trump administration announced on Friday that it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas. It is feared that the change will heavily impact the technology sector that relies heavily on workers coming from India and China.

White House staff secretary Will Scharf stated that the H1-B non-immigrant visa program 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.

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