Microsoft Gets Put on Pause - 10/12/26
Oct 12, 2026 · 2 min · 5 segments
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Oct 12, 2026 · 2 min · 5 segments
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Vice President J.D. Vance announced Microsoft's suspension at an October 8th White House news conference, and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling added that the restrictions also apply to Adobe, Cognizant, Infosystems, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini.
Labor Secretary Sonderling noted that since 2009, these companies have requested almost 3 million foreign workers.
According to records, they received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labor certifications.
"For every worker that Microsoft laid off," Vance said, "they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants.
Vice President J.D. Vance announced Microsoft's suspension at an October 8th White House news conference, and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling added that the restrictions also apply to Adobe, Cognizant, Infosystems, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capgemini.
Labor Secretary Sonderling noted that since 2009, these companies have requested almost 3 million foreign workers.
According to records, they received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals and over 100,000 permanent labor certifications.
"For every worker that Microsoft laid off," Vance said, "they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants.
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