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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk · Published

An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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