Trump administration says Microsoft ‘abused’ worker visa program and is cutting off access

The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers that can reside permanently in the US, as reported by Reuters.

In a press conference, Vice President JD Vance claimed the permanent labor certification program – intended for use when there aren’t “sufficient” US workers available to do a job – has become “rife” with fraud over the “past several years,” and that no company has “abused” the system more than Microsoft. “Our message to Microsoft is: you’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers.”

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