Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
Summary
The US government has temporarily barred Microsoft, Adobe, and several other tech companies from sponsoring foreign workers for permanent residency, accusing abuse of immigration programs at the expense of American workers. The piece highlights statements from Vice-President JD Vance, responses from Microsoft and Indian government officials, and notes that Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini were suspended from the Perm program, signaling a broader crackdown on immigration in tech. The article places the actions in the context of ongoing US immigration policy changes and their potential impact on the IT sector and outsourcing.