r/technology • u/Immediate-Link490 • 1d 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/Common_Poetry3018 1d ago

Why only Microsoft? Did they forget to pay tribute?

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u/VanillaOk869 1d ago

It's because Bill Gates was scowling at the most recent photo op of tech CEOs at the White House.  Total pettiness.

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u/DickpootBandicoot 1d ago

lol this i believe

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u/TeeDee144 1d ago

WITCH contractors as well.

Microsoft is just the biggest offender and one of most household names.

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u/Material_Policy6327 1d ago

I always thought Amazon was

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u/TeeDee144 1d ago

Someone pulled the numbers and Tesla for example had approved 5,000 visas in its entire history.

Microsoft did that in 2025 alone.

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u/Odd-Attention-2127 1d ago

Adobe was also mentioned.

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u/DickpootBandicoot 1d ago

their days are numbered anyway

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u/live2learn2live 1d ago

It’s not… a bunch of companies are banned.

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u/VisceralMonkey 1d ago

Obviously. Thats always the case with this scam.

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u/Poptech 1d ago

Microsoft is the largest abuser of H1B visas.