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Immigration

Eight employers barred from a skilled-worker green-card program

Protect American technology from the people building it

American technology firms may need to find their next engineers somewhere else.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / JD Vance / Labor
Status
Eight employers barred from a skilled-worker green-card program
Due
Before the affected employees select another country
Paying for it
Technology employers, foreign-born workers and U.S. competitiveness

ACTIVITY

Updated
EO
Executive Office5:39 AM

Labor suspended Microsoft and seven other employers from the program.

DJT
Donald J. Trump5:41 AM

I want AMERICANS getting those Jobs!

EO
Executive Office5:48 AM

Microsoft denied paying foreign-born employees less than American employees.

EO
Executive Office5:57 AM

Workforce Strategy received a warning that the restriction could drive skilled workers abroad.

DJT
Donald J. Trump5:59 AM

I save a Job, they explain why the Job wanted to leave..... nobody works harder for a little Credit than your favorite President (ME!).

C
Communications6:06 AM

Communications retained America First after removing the location of the resulting jobs.

DJT
Donald J. Trump6:08 AM

Microsoft can explain complicated Computers all day, explain the PAYCHECK! Who got paid what?? I understand a Paycheck much better than those ridiculous Passwords, change it every ten minutes, nobody remembers!

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Count every departing engineer as an overseas expansion.

PUBLIC RECORD

Microsoft President Brad Smith warned October 15 that the administration’s restrictions on skilled-worker green cards could damage U.S. technology competitiveness and send talent abroad. Microsoft and seven other employers were barred from using the program after Vice President JD Vance accused companies of abusing employment-based immigration.

Reuters / Politico · 2026-10-15 ↗