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Introduction-
The Protect and Grow American Jobs Act was introduced in the US Congress in January 2017. The bill roposes key changes in the H1-B Programme in order to stop misuse of the H1-B and L1 visas by the American companies.The bill also seeks to encourage companies to hire more American workers in order to tackle growing unemployment in the country.The new government of USA headed by President Donald Trump have drafted a new executive order aimed at overhauling the H-1B work-visa program that technology companies have long relied on to bring top foreign engineering talent to their US based locations.
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