Microsoft is pushing back against the Trump administration's restrictions affecting employment-based green card applications for H-1B workers. On a Market Hang panel, SHAKTI partner Liz Harrow said large companies like Microsoft have massive teams to handle daily H-1B changes, but startups are hit harder because they lack the bandwidth to navigate them, and talent is the competitive advantage startups rely on. The discussion noted that Microsoft's specific dispute concerns PERM, the path toward obtaining a green card for an employee, while H-1B is the broader story. Panelists pointed to Satya Nadella's White House appearance the day before receiving an award and to Elon Musk's support for H-1B visas. Zacks Investment Management chief market strategist Brian Mulberry said global capital and talent keep flowing to the United States because it is the best place to invest, especially in technology and AI, and warned that heavy-handed regulation could stifle that demand.
Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft is pushing back against Trump administration restrictions on employment-based green card (PERM) applications for H-1B workers, a regulatory hurdle affecting its talent pipeline.
