Trump administration to change H1B programme, Green Card process: Lutnick

new york/washington: the trump administration is planning changes to the h1b programme, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa for indian it professionals, and also the green card process, us secretary of commerce howard lutnick said.“i'm involved in changing the h1b programme. we're going to change that programme, because that's terrible,” lutnick said in an interview with fox news on tuesday.he added that the administration will also modify the green card process, which provides permanent us residency. “you know, we give green cards. the average american makes usd 75,000 a year, and the average green card recipient usd 66,000, so we're taking the bottom quartile, like, why are we doing that? that's why donald trump is going to change it. that's the gold card that's coming. and we're going to start picking the best people to come into this country. it's time for that to change,” he said.indians are the main beneficiaries of h-1b visas, which bring highly skilled professionals from across the world. congress mandates 65,000 h-1b visas annually, with an additional 20,000 for foreign workers with us higher education.ina social media post on tuesday, lutnick said, “the current h1b visa system is a scam that lets foreign workers fill american job opportunities. hiring american workers should be the priority of all great american businesses. now is the time to hire american.”florida governor ron desantis said the h1b system has become a “total scam.” “these companies game the system. you have some of these companies that are laying off large numbers of americans while they're also getting new h1bs and renewing h1bs,” he said.desantis added that while h1b visas were once seen as bringing the “cream of the crop” globally, most beneficiaries now come from india. he said the visas tie workers to a single employer, describing it as “almost like a form of indenture servitude,” and argued that the system disadvantages young americans, especially in the current ai-driven job market.“and i just think like the overall message from the time president trump first ran for office was we're going to put the american people first… and i think it should apply to these visa programmes as well,” desantis said.