India, Sept. 21 -- President Donald Trump, on Friday, signed an executive order bringing about changes to the H-1B visa fee structure. Now, visa petitions have to be accompanied by a payment of $100,000. The attempt is to curb the 'abuse' of the program, the proclamation notes.

"The high numbers of relatively low-wage workers in the H-1B program undercut the integrity of the program and are detrimental to American workers' wages and labor opportunities, especially at the entry level, in industries where such low-paid H-1B workers are concentrated," it states.

Further, the proclamation adds, "These abuses also prevent American employers in other industries from utilizing the H-1B program in the manner in which it was intended: to fill jo...