Immigration has been the signature issue of the Trump era of American politics. His initial ascendancy to the presidency inspired heated debate about his border wall proposal, and his second administration is laser-focused on mass deportations.

But there is a new area where President Donald Trump is pushing the immigration conversation. One of the significant divides in the post-Trump Republican Party will be overH-1B visas, which allow companies to hire foreign workers to fill high-skilled jobs.

There are no doubt problems with the H-1B program. However, the prevalence of these disagreements over the program is sure to have an impact on future elections and threatens to destroy a visa system that can be useful. 

H-1B visas are a rather simple program: They are intended to allow companies to hire foreign laborers to fill high-skilled positions that are facing a shortage of American talent. Ideally, workers with skills that America has a shortage of come over and train domestic workers.

Annually, 65,000 of H-1B visas are available, with an additional 20,000 available to those who hold a U.S. master's degree or higher

The reality is that the program has major flaws, though. Critics argue that these foreign workers can be........

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