President Donald Trump is taking yet another gamble on immigration, betting that he can force companies to compete for skilled American engineers and tech workers rather than hire foreign workers through the popular H-1B visa program. Employers won’t like it — but reform of the program is long overdue.

The overhaul, signed by the president Friday night, escalates the price of entry to $100,000 per worker, to be paid by the company. And the costs don’t stop there. Trump also wants a revision of prevailing wage rules to ensure that visa-holders get paid the same as Americans — a change that should further discourage companies from importing foreign labor.

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