The Trump administration is moving toward stricter guidelines for the visa program that is directed toward skilled foreign workers.

Joseph Edlow, the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told The New York Times in an interview that he was also looking at the test to become a citizen of the U.S. because it might be too easy. The agency, known as USCIS, oversees immigration programs in the United States. Edlow was confirmed to his position on July 15.

The foreign worker visa program referenced as H-1B is designed to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals who have job offers from U.S. companies. But there has been criticism that the program has been used to bring in workers at lower-than-normal wages to circumvent hiring Americans.

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