{
  "id": 14936429,
  "title": "Microsoft president warns Trump's immigration crackdown could drive top AI talent abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/microsoft-president-warns-trumps-immigration-crackdown-could-drive",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-president-pushes-back-trump-immigration-crackdown-ai-talent-visas-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft President Brad Smith has cautioned that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown could lead top artificial intelligence talent to leave the United States. In an interview on Politico's The Decoded Podcast, Smith emphasized the importance of not putting such a valuable resource at risk. The Trump administration recently suspended Microsoft and other tech firms from a green card program, potentially driving away the next generation of AI engineers. Smith argued that such an action would be detrimental to the United States, as the contributions of immigrants in the technology and science sectors have significantly boosted the country's wealth and standard of living. He highlighted five technology and science medal recipients who immigrated to the US, collectively representing over a quarter of the S&P 500's market value. Smith urged the administration to reconsider its stance on immigration and the potential consequences it could have on the nation's competitiveness in the AI race.",
  "summary": "Brad Smith also defended Microsoft against JD Vance's claim that the company replaced laid-off Americans with foreign workers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Trump’s H-1B, Green Card Crackdown Could Push AI Talent Out Of US, Warns Microsoft President",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-h-1b-green-card-crackdown-could-push-ai-talent-out-of-us-warns",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:28:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}