Vice President JD Vance raises objections to Microsoft and other firms’ use of H-1B visas, characterizing some hiring as exploitative. According to NDTV, Vance tells companies that have been suspended from the PERM programme that the government wants them to succeed in the US without displacing American workers.
India Today reports that Microsoft rebuts Vance’s claims, disputing aspects of his criticism related to H-1B and also pointing to green-card approvals. Breitbart frames Vance’s comments more sharply, saying he and Attorney General Todd Blanche criticize what they describe as corporate misuse of H-1B and J-1 programs, and that they move to block visas involving Microsoft and Indian staffing companies.
Across outlets, the dispute centers on whether large employers are abusing visa pathways intended to address labor needs, and whether government processes for H-1B and PERM/green-card approvals are being applied appropriately.
