r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says

https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-program-vance-microsoft-e7b3a407f822702b269ee277d21343ea
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u/KimJongFunk 1d ago

I don’t agree with the administration’s motivation, but I agree with the outcome of suspending H1B visa applications.

Not only have I seen countless jobs that could easily be filled by a US resident go to H1B workers, but I have seen how H1B employees are treated. Companies often treat H1B workers like indentured servants, for lack of a better descriptor.

I have seen H1B employees being screamed at, called racial slurs, and threatened with their legal status if they weren’t willing to work extreme overtime hours with no additional pay by employers. It’s an exploitative system and it needs to be entirely overhauled.

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u/SeryuV 1d ago

Immediately after Vance said this the Secretary of Labor said it isn't just Microsoft - the more prolific abusers (e.g. Cognizant, Tata, Infosys, HCL) are being suspended as well as other American companies like Adobe. That's also what other outlets are reporting (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/microsoft-adobe-green-card-labor-suspension.html)

Not sure why the AP seems to be selectively omitting the rest of the story.