US Restricts Tech Companies From Sponsoring Green Cards
· World · Al Jazeera, The Independent, Indian Express
The United States government has moved to exclude major tech companies from the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme used to sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency. Vice President JD Vance announced the action, accusing companies of abusing the visa regime to displace American employees with lower-paid foreign workers. Vance characterised the affected temporary workers as indentured servants who are mistreated by their employers and used to undercut local wages. Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling supported the move, stating the administration aims to shut down systemic fraud within the immigration pipeline. The policy change directly impacts thousands of foreign professionals, many of whom are waiting in a substantial backlog for green card approvals.
Why it matters
The policy shift threatens thousands of skilled foreign technology workers on H-1B visas who rely on the PERM process to transition to permanent US residency.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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