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US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
US suspends permanent residency program for Microsoft, Adobe and other tech companies
White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
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Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.
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Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.
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WorldPing“There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft,” Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
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The other firms being suspended from the program include Capgemini, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Tata, and Wipro.
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WorldPingThe US has suspended Microsoft from the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM), freezing new and pending Green Card applications for its foreign workers.
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WorldPingAn international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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