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October 8, 2026Politico reports that the Trump administration has suspended Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) applications for eight technology companies, including Microsoft, Adobe, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro. The administration accuses the companies of abusing the skilled-worker visa system to replace American workers, but the effect of the PERM suspension is not to bar the companies from employment worked on H-1Bs but to instead halt new and existing green card applications for such workers. Vice President JD Vance claimed that for every worker Microsoft laid off, it hired one-and-a-half foreign workers. Microsoft countered that 80% of its approximately 6,000 H-1B applications in the last fiscal year were extensions or change of status for existing employees, not new hires.
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2026.10.08 Reported: Trump admin freezes green card program for 8 tech companies - PoliticoCurrent Status
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2026.10.21 BBC News - Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream
According to BBC News, experts anticipate that the PERM suspensions will have limited effects on the targeted companies themselves, as several of the companies say that they are increasingly hiring American workers rather than relying on H-1B sponsorship. However, the restrictions could significantly affect Indian workers seeking permanent residency in the U.S., with nearly one million Indian nationals accounting for 79% of pending employment-based green card applications as of December 2025 and projected wait times ranging from five to 179 years, depending on visa category. Immigration experts warned that alternative pathways to permanent residency are limited and that the restrictions could encourage companies to offshore jobs to India rather than hire additional American workers.
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