The US government suspended Microsoft and other tech firms from the H-1B visa program due to allegations of replacing American workers with foreign labor.

— ‘The US vice-president accused the tech company of abusing the H-1B system, which allows those on the visa to work while they apply and are in process for a green card. “Our message to Microsoft is, you’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” Vance said at a press conference announcing the suspension. “You cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants.” … “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one-and-a-half foreign indentured servants,” Vance said.’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/08/jd-vance-microsoft-visa-workers-green-card-suspension

🛂 US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card program ｢ "Our message to Microsoft is: You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers," US Vice President JD Vance said ｣ https://www.reuters.com/business/us-suspending-permanent-residency-program-for-microsoft-vance-says-2026-10-08/ #h1b #immigration #uspol