https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-h-1b-visa-requests-microsoft-layoffs-spark-strong-reactions-questions-around-foreign-hirings-101751501314461.html
“ These layoffs have sparked strong reactions on social media, with some Americans questioning Microsoft's H-1B hirings. The tech giant had 4,725 H-1B visas approved in 2024. This year, social media users claimed that it has requested for 14,181 H-1B visas. However, the claim is unverified.”
The question should be: Why does MSFT hire new employee while layoff? If MSFT has the reason to hire new employees while layoff, it also has the reason to sponsor H1Bs while layoff.
The Fact: US lacks of enough high-quality engineers. Even among America-born engineers nowadays, most of them are asian, many of the rest are non-white.
Not believe this? Just go to the CS/EE class of ANY top university (or any university).
American, including 3rd-generation immigrants, don't like engineering any more (Their parents and grand-parents may like engineering though). They like Wall Street, lawyer, etc.
(Thumb down is easy, but the fact is there)
is it possible that MS is realizing that they are falling short on their AI ROI and somehow need to show some revenue growth by replacing their RiFd staff w/cheaper labor?
@OP https://www.myvisajobs.com/reports/h1b/
The cancer of Trumpism must be eradicated.
@a5 Yeah, we have an Indian CEO
Here is the website. Since H1B visa gets renewed every three years, the total approvals can be figured out by adding the past three years total (2024, 2023, 2022). That's how they probably came up with over 14,000
https://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=microsoft&job=&city=&year=2024
EEOC.Disparate impact.National Origin.Speak up!
In.dian H1Bs jobs are safe during layoffs