washington u.s. department homeland security announce step monday prevent fraudulent use h1b visa use employers bring specialize foreign workers temporarily appear fall short president donald trump campaign promise overhaul program white house official say trump may still program trump promise end lottery system h1b visa give applicant equal chance 65,000 position year lobbyists businesses rely h1b visa commonly use tech sector expect trump upend lottery favor system prioritize workers highly skilled would highly pay unite state lottery fiscal year 2018 open monday without change start lottery see watch issue unofficial deadline trump administration enact h1b visa reform failure meet deadline signal trump promise overhaul system may table long delay oversight good start employers still use program legally depress wag replace american workers fall short promise president trump make protect american workers say peter robbio spokesman number usa washington-based group advocate limit immigration unite state trump administration take step crackdown h1b visa abuse issue justice department warn employers announce plan increase transparency applicants important first step bring accountability transparency h1b system white house official say administration consider several additional options president use exist authority ensure federal agencies rigorously enforce aspects program tech company rely program bring workers special skills lobby expansion number h1b visa award proponents limit legal immigration include trump senior adviser stephen miller argue program give job americans could fill foreign workers less expensive cost measure announce dhs monday focus site visit u.s. authorities employers use h1b visa future site visit u.s. citizenship immigration service agents investigate incidents employer basic business information validate businesses high ratio h1b employees compare u.s. workers employers petition h1b workers work off-site homeland security announce step h1b visa fraud