WASHINGTON – In addition to ramping up immigration enforcement and deportations in his second term, US President Donald Trump has taken steps to overhaul the H-1B visa programme.Trump argues that the H-1B, a cornerstone of the employment-based immigration system that allows US companies to hire college-educated foreigners for specialised occupations, has been exploited to displace American workers. In September 2025, his administration imposed a US$100,000 (S$127,000) fee on employers hiring new H-1B workers from outside the US through a White House proclamation.Hospitals, universities, and K-12 schools hard-pressed to pay the levy said the proclamation disrupted hiring plans and exacerbated shortages of…