GoKawiilWhite House halts PERM visa processing for Microsoft and 7 other firms
Vice President JD Vance announced the US government will stop processing Permanent Labor Certification Program applications from Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini, accusing them of fraud in using H1b visas and the PERM pathway to permanent residency. Labor Secretary Kieth Sonderling called the companies and some US universities 'visa mills' flooding the country with foreign workers. Microsoft responded that most of its US employees are American and that 80% of its recent H1b filings involved existing staff rather than new hires.
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The move could disrupt how major tech and outsourcing firms sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency, potentially forcing them to restructure hiring and immigration strategies. Vance's framing of layoffs alongside visa filings suggests the administration is building a political case linking immigration policy to domestic job losses, though Microsoft disputes that characterization. The action against multiple prominent firms at once signals a broader crackdown on employment-based immigration programs rather than an isolated case.
- White House halts PERM applications from Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini.
- Vance accused Microsoft of visa fraud and replacing US workers with foreign labor, citing 6,000 layoffs against 6,800 H1b filings.
- Microsoft says most of its US workforce is American and most H1b filings involve current employees, not new hires.
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