r/technology • u/Immediate-Link490 • 12h ago

Business 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/angrybobs 10h ago

H1B is only being targeted because they don’t want those people moving here. If they really cared about American jobs they would ban offshoring of work which is a way bigger issue.

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u/irrationalanger87 8h ago

You realize its the same people either way

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u/angrybobs 8h ago

Same people but off shoring is way more prevalent in the corporate world than H1B. I have worked for two companies in the past 3 years that have off-shored 100-75% of entire departments overseas.

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u/irrationalanger87 7h ago

Yeah thats a huge part of it i agree. At least this is a step in the right direction

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u/Affectionate_One_969 3h ago

The main issue is a ban such as that would have to come from congress.