In a sweeping crackdown on high-tech employment practices, the US administration has suspended software giants Microsoft and Adobe, alongside several of the world’s largest IT outsourcing firms, from the Permanent Labor Certification Program.
The federal intervention, announced by US Vice President JD Vance during a White House press briefing, bars the targeted corporations from sponsoring skilled foreign workers for permanent residency green cards through the expedited federal pipeline. Officials cited active federal investigations and alleged systemic abuse of immigration frameworks, arguing that major technology enterprises have systematically bypassed domestic talent pools in favour of foreign labour channels.
The sudden suspension marks a dramatic escalation in the administration’s ongoing efforts to reshape national labour policies and pressure Silicon Valley enterprises into expanding domestic recruitment.
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US Vice President JD Vance pulled no punches when detailing the rationale behind the executive action, pointing to a stark numerical imbalance between corporate layoffs and foreign visa sponsorships. “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 told reporters and industry analysts in Washington. Federal data cited during the announcement indicated that Microsoft had recently eliminated thousands of domestic positions while securing thousands of H-1B visas and green card certifications.
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