"Indentured Servants": Vance On Microsoft Hiring Foreign Workers Under H-1B
In a message to Microsoft and other firms suspended from the PERM programme, JD Vance said that the government wants these companies to thrive in the US but not at the cost of American workers.
US Vice President JD Vance has announced that Microsoft is being suspended from a program allowing companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas. According to Vance, Microsoft abused the visa system by laying off American workers and replacing them with foreign workers.
Microsoft laid off 6,000 US workers last year, while obtaining 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards, as per Vance. He described H-1B visa holders as "foreign indentured servants".
Vance stated that the government wants companies like Microsoft to thrive in the US, but not at the cost of American workers. The suspension of Microsoft from the PERM program was announced at a news conference.
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