US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programme
The US government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a programme that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior US officials have announced, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans. “Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to hire great American workers,” US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Thursday. Vance said the programme required companies to advertise
Covered mainly by the Arab-Muslim world sphere (67%); silent in Western, Global South.
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
- Confirmed by 3 outlets in 3 countries.
- Ignored by Western, Global South.
- Propagation: first reported by The Express Tribune (Pakistan), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programmeSouth China Morning Post · Hong Kong
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card programmeThe Express Tribune · Pakistan
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programmeemirates247.com · United Arab Emirates
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
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Event sources
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from key green card programmeThe Express TribunePakistanPakistan → United StatesEnglish
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programmeemirates247.comAEUnited Arab Emirates → United StatesEnglish
- US suspends Microsoft, major IT firms from green card programmeSouth China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → United StatesEnglish