US Politics
The PERM Suspension Crackdown: A Political Assault on Legal Immigration and American Institutions
The Trump administration has suspended eight tech companies, including Microsoft, from sponsoring foreign workers for green cards, while Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of replacing laid-off American workers with H-1B visa holders. This dramatic federal action, which simultaneously targeted major universities over J-1 visas, represents a profound and alarming shift in immigration policy that weaponizes government power against legal, private sector hiring practices in a way that threatens economic dynamism and fundamental American values.