U.S. is suspending Microsoft and Adobe from the green card program over alleged fraud

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To preface this discussion, AI theoretically does have the possibility of elimination many if not most of these positions which comprise a large portion of this particular job sector H-1Bs compromise.

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the government will not accept new permanent labor certification applications from either company.

The announcement came hours before Trump awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, part of an event at which he granted some of the nation’s most prestigious science and technology awards to his tech billionaire allies.

Vance says US workers are replaced with ‘foreign indentured servants’​

Vance said the program from which Microsoft is being suspended requires companies to advertise jobs in America before applying to the Department of Labor to show they need to give a foreign worker a green card because of a lack of American workers
“They’ll put an advertisement in a small-town newspaper. They’ll go out there and say that ‘We have advertised for a position with our company, and nobody is responding to it.’ And they will use that lack of response to then go and replace American workers with what is effectively foreign indentured servants,” Vance said. “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has used this system more than Microsoft.”

My ex, a life-long programmer was constantly bringing up thus issue.

Microsoft is No. 5 among U.S. employers when it comes to using H-1B visas, according data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Amazon is No. 1.
Top U.S. Companies and Employers for H-1B Workers

• • Amazon.com Services (including Amazon Web Services): Consistently ranks as the #1 top H-1B sponsor, with over 15,500 active Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) and thousands of initial approvals (such as 4,644 approvals in recent cycles) at an average salary around $157,000.
  • Technology Solutions: A leading IT services and consulting firm ranking near the top with over 11,000 LCAs and thousands of approved petitions.
  • Ernst & Young (EY): A major global accounting and professional services firm filing over 10,300 LCAs, focusing heavily on data analytics, finance, and accounting roles.
  • Microsoft Corporation: A top software and cloud giant with over 9,300 LCAs and average H-1B salaries around $172,000.
  • Google: Ranks prominently among tech innovators with nearly 9,000 LCAs and average H-1B compensation exceeding $185,000.
  • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): One of the largest India-headquartered IT and consulting service companies operating extensively in the U.S. with over 7,800 LCAs.
  • Apple: A major hardware and software corporation featuring over 7,000 LCAs with some of the highest average H-1B salaries near $209,000. [
  • Meta Platforms: The parent company of Facebook files over 6,600 LCAs with average compensation surpassing $205,000.
  • Infosys: A prominent global digital services and consulting firm with over 5,700 LCAs.
  • Deloitte Consulting: A Big Four accounting and advisory organization with over 4,200 LCAs.