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US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from labor certification program

Original: The regime is suspending Microsoft, Adobe + a few others from its Permanent Labor Certification program. DoL Sec. Sonder

The Labor Department has suspended Microsoft, Adobe and several other companies from the Permanent Labor Certification program, according to Labor Secretary Sonderling. He said that since 2009 these companies alone requested almost three million foreign workers and received over 230,000 H-1B visa approvals. The move, framed as a crackdown on firms seen as over-relying on foreign labor, is drawing attention in debates over skilled immigration and US tech hiring.

Why now: The suspension of major tech firms from the labor certification program is a significant new development in the US debate over H-1B visas and foreign worker hiring.

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• The regime is suspending Microsoft, Adobe + a few others from its Permanent Labor Certification program. DoL Sec. Sonderling : “Since 2009, just these companies alone have requested almost 3 million foreign workers. They’ve received over 230,000 H-1B visas approvals and over… · AkaSci@fosstodon.org · 8

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