US freezes Microsoft green card program; Vance: 'You've got to hire American workers'
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Vice President JD Vance announces the suspension of Microsoft's (MSFT) PERM program, blocking the tech giant from sponsoring H-1B visa holders for permanent US residency after alleging the company replaced laid-off American employees with foreign workers. Video Transcript 00:00…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishMicrosoft's PERM program freeze represents restrictive immigration policy directly impacting tech giants and operational costs.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01VP JD Vance announces suspension of Microsoft's PERM program for H-1B visa sponsorship.
- 02Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers while hiring 6,300 H-1B visa holders and sponsoring 3,000 green cards.
- 03Vance accuses Microsoft of replacing American employees with 'foreign indentured servants'.
- 04The ban also affects Adobe and other large IT firms.
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