Trump says to stop visa abuses that undermine US workers

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday pledged to stop companies from abusing the visa process for foreign workers in a way that undermines the labor market for Americans.

President-elect Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump says the US needs to improve its relationship with China. (AAP) Source: AP

Speaking at a rally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Trump said he had spent time during the presidential campaign with workers who were laid off but forced to train foreign hires brought in to replace them.

"That's actually demeaning," Trump said. "We're not going to let that happen any more."

Without naming companies, he said firms would withhold severance pay from the workers unless they trained their foreign replacements.

"One of my first executive orders will be to ask the Department of Labor to investigate all visa abuses that undermine jobs and wages to the American worker," he said.

 


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