Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge
US businesses voice reservations as his latest order calls for reform in the country's H-1B visa system
Kenosha, United States
PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to make good on his emblematic pledge to "Buy American, Hire American" by tightening skilled worker visa rules, but his room for manoeuvre remains limited without wider congressional reform.
Speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin - one of the states that carried him to his upset victory last November - Mr Trump vowed: "We're going to do everything in our power to make sure more products are stamped with those wonderful words, 'Made in the USA'."
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