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Trump suspends Microsoft from H-1B green card program
Trump administration suspends Microsoft from H-1B green card program after fraud allegations.
In brief
Trump administration suspends Microsoft from H-1B green card program after fraud allegations. Trump administration suspends Microsoft from H-1B green card program, accusing it of replacing American workers with foreign indentured servants through fraud. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Trump administration suspends Microsoft
President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.
Vance accuses Microsoft of fraud
Vice President JD Vance says Microsoft abused the program by replacing American workers with foreign indentured servants through job ads in small-town newspapers.
Microsoft layoffs and visas
Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers but obtained 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards last year.
Vance on foreign indentured servants
Vance claims H-1B workers are foreign indentured servants who earn less than Americans and must leave the country if they lose their jobs.
Trump targets international students
Trump administration proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the U.S. through the Optional Practical Training program.
Vance calls out universities
Vance singled out nine universities for J-1 visa fraud, saying they used the program in greater proportions than their counterparts.
What to remember
Trump administration suspends Microsoft from H-1B green card program, accusing it of replacing American workers with foreign indentured servants through fraud.
