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Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by garbawarb on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:33AM (#50007091)
This is about these companies having the ability to sponsor employees for green cards. They can still employ people on visas. It's more accurate to say the government wants to prevent these workers from eventually becoming American.
Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by egorfine on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:43AM (#50007207)
As in: come here, work, pay taxes, contribute to the society but then fuck off.
Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by vehemenz on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:36PM (#50010020)
Most developed countries are at least this hostile to immigrants. And if they aren't, it's because they aren't desirable places in the first place.
Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft by peezd on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:49AM (#50007321)
Yeah was about to post this, this reads that it's the PERM program so just about the path to getting a Greencard, different from H1B1s, etc.