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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme.

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The White House blocked Microsoft from a foreign worker hiring programme. The programme had allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.

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“An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.”
BBC Technology, 08 Oct 2026, 18:56.

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