Why Is Microsoft Suddenly Facing H1B Allegations?

It is already known that Microsoft is one of the leading technological companies in the world, and they have been constantly firing employees at an elevated pace. It was just a few days back that the company fired 4800 employees from various positions. Now Microsoft is facing serious allegations on social media regarding the H1B hiring policy, and it has become a major cause of concern now.

According to the reports from earlier observations in the Microsoft, hiring market, when Congress refused to act, the Obama administration expanded work authorization for international students through the STEM OPT program in 2016. This apparently effectively creating a backdoor around the H-1B cap, a policy Microsoft had strongly lobbied for.

Microsoft will continue to sponsor visas because nothing in the law prevents the company from doing so. Meanwhile, Congress remains deadlocked on the issue, leaving the existing system in place.

The Trump administration has the authority to end STEM OPT if it chooses. So far, however, the admin’s enforcement strategy has focused largely on Indian IT outsourcing firms while leaving the broader system that supplies labor to the largest technology companies intact.

This is becoming a topic of discussion considering that the CEOs of some of the largest tech companies remain very close to the White House staff, says a report that’s going viral online.

If the administration is serious about reforming employment-based immigration, ending STEM OPT would be one of the clearest places to start. However, we have to patiently wait and see if Donald Trump would actually take this big decision.

This report is compiled based on a social media report regarding an earlier comment made by Aus politician and does not necessarily include the actual intellect of our platform as such.