US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card programme

The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several other large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials announced on Thursday, citing alleged fraud and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans. “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 said. “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft.” Secretary of Labour Keith Sonderling added…