US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card program

Re:US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card... by geraldwhen on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:25PM (#50007850)

Hmm? Green card fraud is pretty easy and very common. You put out an ad for the job role. Then you sort the fake resumes to the top and fail them in the interview.

Boom, perm green card. Every big company does it.

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Re:US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card... by foldr on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:28PM (#50007899)

I don't think you meant to write 'green card' there? At least, what you've written makes absolutely no sense as a description of how a green card might fraudulently be obtained.

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Re:US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card... by geraldwhen on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:34PM (#50007996)

PERM is an employment based green card that requires a labor market test. In my own experience, I’ve been part of fake job postings and interviews.

Effectively you put the persons role up as a job ad, then fail a few people in the interview and that’s all it takes for PERM.

They weren’t real interviews. The job postings wasn’t real. I interviewed people so someone on the team already could get a PERM.

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Re:US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card... by johanyc on Friday October 09, 2026 @05:35AM (#50018179)

> l've been part of fake job postings and interviews.

How do you know they are fake?

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