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Trump to order review of visa program to encourage hiring Americans

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a baby upon his arrival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., April 18, 2017. {REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque}

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order federal agencies to look at tightening a temporary visa program used to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the United States, as he tries to carry out his campaign pledges to put "America First."

Trump will sign an executive order on enforcing and reviewing the H-1B visa, popular in the technology industry, on a visit to the headquarters of Snap-On Inc, a tool manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, senior administration officials said.

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