Trump presents national medal to Microsoft CEO after suspending its H-1B visas and alleging ‘foreign indentured servants’ replaced domestic workers
Source: Fortune ·
Of the six tech leaders who received an award for scientific and technological achievement from the president, five came from abroad.
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President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires for their contributions to America on Thursday only hours after a company run by one of them, Microsoft, was accused by his vice president of abusing the visa system to bring in more foreign workers. It so happens five of the six leaders he honored are immigrants. Before the ceremony that recognized Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Vice President JD Vance announced at a news conference that the tech company was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas. The crackdown on Microsoft revealed the tension between the companies that power U.S. economic growth and the administration’s efforts to reduce immigration. Trump’s team insists it’s possible to spot the superstar immigrants who could lead groundbreaking companies and that hiring unexceptional foreigners had hurt U.S. workers. “Our message to Microsoft is: You’re a great American company, but you’ve got to…