Vance says foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent status
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Comments: by Julia Shapero - 10/08/26 12:37 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Julia Shapero - 10/08/26 12:37 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Vice President Vance said Thursday that foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent resident status in the U.S. through an employer-based program, after he accused the company of abusing the process.
The tech giant has been suspended from the permanent labor certification program , referred to as PERM, which allows companies to hire foreign workers to work permanently in the U.S.
“There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft,” Vance said at a press conference.
“Now, our message to Microsoft and to any other foreign or domestic corporation is quite simple,” he added. “We obviously want you to thrive in the United States of America.”
“We want people to invest in the United States of America, particularly the American technology sector. We are the biggest boosters of your industry. We want you to continue to grow and to employ a lot of people, but we want you to employ American workers.”
The Hill has reached out to Microsoft for comment.
Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said Thursday that Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys and several other IT firms were also suspended from the PERM program.
The Trump administration has previously taken aim at foreign hiring through the H-1B visa program, which is used to bring on international talent for specialty jobs, amid a broader push to curb immigration.
President Trump announced last year that he was raising the fee for the H-1B visa application to $100,000. The move sparked concerns in Silicon Valley, which is reliant on the program to recruit highly skilled workers from overseas.
A federal judge blocked the administration from imposing the fee in June. But the Department of Homeland Security proposed a new $103,265 fee on H-1B visas in late August.
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