US bars Microsoft, Adobe and Indian IT firms from worker visa programme
(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration accused Microsoft Corp., Adobe Inc. and a half-dozen other companies of abusing a US worker visa program and suspended them indefinitely from a longstanding immigration initiative that’s served as a crucial talent pipeline for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and six other companies, including Indian IT firms Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Capgemini, from a US worker visa programme. The move follows accusations that the companies have been abusing the programme. Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Kelvin Thorton announced the suspensions on Thursday.
Harris stated that the suspensions target "the head of the snake" in a system that has enabled abuse for decades. Trump singled out Microsoft, calling it the company that has "abused this system more than any other." Microsoft defended its use of visa programmes and said it would provide the administration with additional information.
The suspensions come as part of the administration's efforts to crack down on both legal and undocumented migration pathways, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign talent by US companies.
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