Overview

• Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of presenting “a bullshit story” by laying off 9,000 American employees then pursuing thousands of H-1B visa applications.
• The White House announced plans to overhaul the H-1B selection process to boost transparency and ensure domestic workers receive hiring priority.
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued an internal memo asserting that overall headcount remains “relatively unchanged” despite successive rounds of job cuts.
• A tech investor fact-checked administration claims by highlighting that most of Microsoft’s recent visa petitions were renewals for existing staff, not new foreign hires.
• Heightened scrutiny of corporate visa use has prompted Indian tech professionals to reconsider U.S. opportunities amid policy uncertainty.