Trump Honours Nadella As Vance Hits Microsoft With H-1B Visa Crackdown

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US President Donald Trump honoured Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, hours after Vice President JD Vance announced that the company would be suspended from a programme allowing employers to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers holding H-1B visas. The announcement highlighted the tension between the administration’s immigration crackdown and its support for technology companies that rely on international talent. Five of the six technology leaders honoured by Trump were immigrants. The administration has argued that exceptional immigrants can drive major technological advances while the hiring of other foreign workers harms US employees, according to AP. Microsoft, based…

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