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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring programme
Source: feeds.bbci.co.uk · Published
An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
An international visa programme has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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