White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme

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The White House has blocked Microsoft and seven other technology firms from hiring foreign workers permanently through the PERM visa program, with Vice President JD Vance accusing Microsoft of replacing American workers with "foreign indentured servants." Microsoft stated that most H1b visa filings are for existing employees and that international workers receive the same pay as their US counterparts.

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An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.

White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme

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