Trump signs 'Buy American, Hire American' order

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS. US President Donald Trump is ordering the government to bolster protections for US-made goods and reform a visa program for foreign workers. He signed the order after touring a factory in Wisconsin, RT reports.

Trump announced the new executive order, instructing federal agencies to protect US-manufactured goods from foreign competition and review the H-1B visa program for foreign workers, in a speech at Snap-on Tools in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

“Widespread abuse in our immigration system”allowed companies to replace American workers by foreigners, at lower pay, Trump said, announcing a reform of the H-1B visa program.“This will stop.”

“American projects should be made with American goods,”the president announced.“We are going to investigate every single trade deal that undermines these provisions.”