{
  "id": 12909062,
  "title": "Vance says foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/vance-says-foreign-workers-at-microsoft-will-no-longer-be-able-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:37:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6136675-vance-suspends-microsoft-perm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vice President Vance said Thursday that foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent resident status in the U.S. through an employer-based program, after he accused the company of abusing the process. The tech giant has been suspended from the permanent labor certification program, referred to as PERM, which allows...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump's foreign worker crackdown comes for Microsoft, Adobe, IT firms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trumps-foreign-worker-crackdown-comes-for-microsoft-adobe-it-firms",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:05:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "‘Can't replace American workers with foreign servants’: Why Vance's H-1B visa axe fell hard on Microsoft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cant-replace-american-workers-with-foreign-servants-why-vances-h-1b",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:45:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}