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US Suspension of Microsoft, IT Firms from Green Card Programme
The Trump administration suspended Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms from a green-card sponsorship programme over alleged fraud, part of a wider push to prioritize American hiring, alongside a parallel probe into alleged visa fraud at nine universities tied to Chinese scholars.
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The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several other large IT firms from a programme allowing skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, citing alleged fraud, senior officials announced October 8 (SCMP, October 8). Vice-President J.D. Vance said the move was intended to push companies to hire more Americans, stating, "Our message to Microsoft is: you're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers." Vance said the programme required companies to advertise positions to American workers first. The move follows a separate Trump administration investigation launched the same day into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with officials raising specific concerns about Chinese scholars and the Chinese government (SCMP, October 8).