US Suspends Microsoft and Major IT Firms from Green Card Program
US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card program
The US government has suspended Microsoft and other major IT companies from a key green card program, according to a Reuters report. Hacker News commenters debate the move, noting that Amazon is actually the largest user of the program and questioning how the system was open to abuse for so long. Some argue the program has been exploited for decades to hire cheaper H-1B workers.
I'm sure the tech CEOs thought they would have some kind of "most favored" status by ingratiating themselves, but everyone who has ever buddied up with a dictator eventually finds out that they too are disposable.
- ChrisArchitect
Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50006832