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US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Green Card Program

Is this overdue enforcement for American workers or a wrecking ball aimed at legal pathways?

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US Suspends Microsoft, Adobe From Green Card Program

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Above: Satya Nadella (L) receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8. Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Pro-establishment narrative

A skilled-worker visa pipeline was never meant to be a cheap labor conveyor belt, and letting staffing shops pose as innovators cheated American tech workers out of jobs. Suspending the biggest offenders from the green card process finally puts real consequences behind the rules. This blunt enforcement is long overdue, and American workers come first.

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Establishment-critical narrative

Punishing companies that follow the legal process is a bizarre way to fix immigration, since the Permanent Labor Certification program already demands proof that no qualified American gets passed over. Freezing green card sponsorship leaves skilled workers who played by the rules stuck in limbo and hands global talent to competitors abroad. An outdated system needs modernizing, not a wrecking ball aimed at legal pathways.

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