Trump to honour Microsoft CEO as Vance suspends H-1B visa programme
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 19:24 · Archive
Vice President JD Vance suspended Microsoft from a programme allowing companies to sponsor skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas, citing abuse of the system.
President Donald Trump planned to honour Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and five other tech leaders on Thursday. Hours before the event, Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a programme that allows companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas.
Vance, acting as head of a fraud task force, said Microsoft had abused the visa system. He alleged the company fired 6,000 U.S. workers last year but also obtained 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards. 'You cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants,' Vance told a news conference. Microsoft, which has 223,000 employees worldwide, has not commented on the allegations.
The crackdown reveals tension between the companies powering U.S. economic growth and the administration's efforts to reduce immigration, which it says has harmed American workers. Of the six tech leaders set to receive awards from Trump, five are immigrants.
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- Trump plans to honor Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyPresident Donald Trump is planning to celebrate tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing.Clickorlando · 8 Oct, 18:38
- Trump plans to honor Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyPresident Donald Trump is planning to celebrate tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing.News4Jax · 8 Oct, 18:38
In this story: Donald Trump · Satya Nadella · JD Vance · Microsoft · Redmond, Washington
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