Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers, Vance says
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card application program, citing allegations of fraud and the displacement of American workers. Vice President JD Vance accused the company of using the system to replace domestic employees with foreign workers.
Why it matters
This action highlights significant tensions regarding immigration policy, labor markets, and the regulation of major technology corporations.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud. Supporters of Republican President Donald Trump have long argued that various programs like the one Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of abusing essentially empower American companies to recruit foreign workers for jobs that end up undercutting Americans. In a wide-ranging announcement Thursday, Vance and other top administration officials also called out universities over their use of J-1 visas for international students and information technology outsourcing firms.
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