Microsoft and Adobe are suspended from H-B1 visa program, with Vance accusing the tech giants of fraud
Microsoft and Adobe have been suspended from the H-1B visa program, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday, amid accusations that they and other companies have extensively abused the system to hire cheaper labor. “This is a great day for American workers, because we are taking some very concrete actions to cut down on some of the H-1B and J-1 visa fraud that we’ve been tracking over the past…
Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday that Microsoft and Adobe have been suspended from the H-1B visa program due to accusations of abusing the system to hire cheaper labor. Vice President Vance stated that the H-1B program has become "rife with fraud over the last several years" and that companies are using it to replace American workers with "foreign indentured servants."
The H-1B program allows companies to hire foreign workers with specialized knowledge when they cannot find suitable candidates in the U.S. workforce. Vance also announced that the government will no longer accept applications from several major outsourcing firms. The J-1 visa, which is for foreign students, teachers, and researchers, is also facing accusations of fraud, with nine universities being named for investigation.
The Trump administration has taken other actions to rein in H-1B visas, including a $100,000 fee for new applications.
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