ANCHOR INTRO: Last week…the Trump administration officially called for reforms to the controversial H-1B visa programme.
The system gives visas to tens of thousands of workers from specialty occupations like the tech sector every year.
Its critics say it takes jobs away from qualified American workers.
But tech firms say they need to hire staff with the right skills, whatever their nationality.
Giles Gibson sent this report from Washington DC:
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