On Sept. 19, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation that restricted the hiring of foreign workers under the H-1B program. “Any criminal who attempts to scam the H-1B visa program and use ‘ghost offices’ or other fraudulent ploys should be prepared to face the full force of the law,” Paxton said. My office will continue to thoroughly review the H-1B visa program and always work to put the interests of Americans first.”The H-1B visa program helps employers hire nonimmigrant workers and access business skills and abilities they cannot otherwise obtain from the U.S. workforce. Critics allege that H-1B and similar work visa programs are often misused to replace American workers with lower-wage foreign labor. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced more changes to the H-1B program in December.