US suspends Microsoft and seven other firms from green card programme
THE SO WHAT
Suspension from a key green card program for Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT outsourcers is a hard constraint on US-based talent pipelines. If you depend on similar channels, start modeling alternative hiring geographies, remote-heavy teams, or local training paths now rather than waiting for policy to settle.
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