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US halts permanent residency for Microsoft and others over fraud allegations
According to Vice President JD Vance, the U.S. government is pausing the permanent residency program for skilled foreign workers for Microsoft and several other prominent IT companies due to suspected fraudulent activity. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling confirmed that Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCO, Capgemini, and Adobe are also included in this suspension. Furthermore, an investigation is underway concerning nine universities accused of exploiting the program to hire international students at lower wages than American workers.
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