Microsoft president on Green Card programme suspension: We should all be worried
Microsoft President Brad Smith has criticized the US government's suspension of green card sponsorships for tech giants, arguing it threatens American technological competitiveness. Smith also refuted allegations of visa fraud made by Vice President JD Vance.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the ongoing friction between the tech industry and the US government regarding immigration policy and the reliance on foreign-born talent for AI development.
Microsoft president Brad Smith has warned that the US government’s move suspending Microsoft and other tech giants from the Green Card sponsorship programme could hurt the country’s technological competitiveness and drive talent overseas. In an exclusive interview with Decoded by Politico, Brad Smith pushed back against Vice President JD Vance's accusations that Microsoft had abused the H-1B visa program, calling them "completely off base". He also pointed at the irony that the White House put restrictions on Microsoft on the same day it gave a medal to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, a former H-1B skilled visa holder from India.Expressing concerns about the impact the crackdown on the ability of the U.S.
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