Washington: A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, the White House asserted that it’s committed to cracking down on alleged abuses in the visa system.

The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted the clarification to Daily Wire, a news outlet, on X. In a statement to the publication, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers, on Wednesday, said that the administration was committed to “reforming the immigration system.”

“In record time, President Trump has done more than any president in modern history to tighten our immigration laws and put American workers first,” Rogers said.

“The $100,000 payment required to supplement new H-1B visa applications is a significant first step to stop abuses of the system and ensure American workers are no longer

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