GoKawiilUS bars Microsoft, Adobe and other tech firms from green card program
The US government has excluded Microsoft, Adobe and several other major IT companies from a green card program, according to a report cited by TechCrunch. Microsoft responded with a statement defending its hiring practices, saying most of its US employees are Americans and that 80% of its roughly 6,000 H-1B filings last fiscal year were extensions or status changes for existing staff rather than new hires.
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The exclusion could pressure large tech employers to further justify their reliance on skilled foreign workers amid continued scrutiny of visa and immigration programs. Microsoft's detailed defense suggests the company anticipates reputational or regulatory consequences and is seeking to preempt criticism that it displaces American workers.
- Microsoft, Adobe and other major IT firms have been barred from a green card program.
- Microsoft says 80% of its ~6,000 H-1B filings last year were extensions, not new hires.
- New hires under H-1B represented just 1% of Microsoft's total US workforce, per the company.
Source: yro.slashdot.org, 2026-10-08
Published there as: “US Bars Microsoft, Adobe, and Major IT Firms From Green Card Program”
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