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US Visa Program Crackdown Tech Firms

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“There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft.”

Summary AI · cited

The US government has suspended Microsoft and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency.1

Senior US officials announced the suspension, citing alleged fraud and an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.12

Vice President J.D. Vance said that Microsoft is a great American company but must hire more American workers.12

The suspension includes firms such as Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.12

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Sources cited (5)
  1. US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme South China Morning Post, 8 Oct
  2. US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card programme Dawn, 8 Oct
  3. White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program BBC, 8 Oct
  4. Why Trump is targeting green card path used by Microsoft, other tech firms The Straits Times, 8 Oct
  5. What US ban on Indian IT firms means for H1B visas and businesses The Independent, 9 Oct

What happened

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Microsoft said about 80 per cent of the H-1B applications it filed in the last fiscal year were to extend or change the status of current employees, not to hire new workers.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from The Independent

The process, known as PERM, is a government system for vetting applications by employers who want to secure green cards for foreign workers.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from The Straits Times

Vance claimed Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers last year while benefiting from 6,300 H-1B temporary worker visas and nearly 3,000 green cards.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from The Independent

The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several other large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials announced on Thursday, citing alleged fraud and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from Dawn

Analysis

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  • Microsoft and several large IT firms are suspended from a programme allowing skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency in the US.12
  • The suspension is part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans, citing alleged fraud.12

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Framing

How the first headlines put it

  • The South China Morning Post and Dawn focus on the suspension of firms from a green card programme, while BBC highlights the block on foreign worker hiring by Microsoft specifically.13
  • The Straits Times frames the event as part of Trump's broader immigration crackdown targeting tech giants and universities, whereas The Independent focuses on the impact on Indian IT firms and businesses.45
Stated as fact7

How it changed

  1. 8 Oct

    “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft.”

    5 outlets · Dawn
  2. 9 Oct

    Under Perm, which most employment-based green cards require, employers must show a foreign hire will not hurt US workers' wages or jobs.

    2 outlets · The Independent

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