US President Donald Trump announced a new "Trump Gold Card" programme that he claimed would end the "ridiculous" system that forces skilled talent to leave after completing their studies.

Trump said it is a "shame" that students from countries like India and China have to leave the US after graduating from top universities, as he touted that the new immigration initiative will enable companies to hire and retain such talent in the country.

Speaking at the White House, Trump said the new visa programme would give the US firms "certainty" in hiring highly trained international students, many of whom face years-long immigration hurdles despite graduating at the top of their class.

"It is a gift of getting somebody great coming into our country, because we think these will be some tremendous people that wouldn't be allowed to stay. They graduate from college, you have to go back to India, they have to go back to China, they have to go back to France.

They have to go back to wherever they came from. Very hard to stay. It's a shame. It's a ridiculous thing. We're taking care of that," Trump said. 

Source:NDTV