On October 8, local time, US Vice President Vance announced that Microsoft and many other technology companies will be suspended from participating in the “Permanent Labor Certification” program. At the same time, Vance also criticized nine American universities, including Harvard University and Stanford University, for abusing J-1 visas that allow foreign students and scholars to come to the US to participate in work and study exchange programs, saying that these universities are “suspected of J-1 visa fraud” and will face further investigation. Microsoft has now issued a statement in response saying that “the vast majority of Microsoft employees working in the US are Americans” and that most visa applications “are not for the purpose of recruiting new employees.” After Vance announced this policy, some netizens commented that “Americans were immigrants in the beginning, and even Vance himself was no exception,” and also pointed out that “immigration brought new technology and more employment opportunities.”

On October 8, local time, US Vice President Vance announced that Microsoft and many other technology companies will be suspended from participating in the “Permanent Labor Certification” program. At the same time, Vance also criticized nine American universities, including Harvard University and Stanford University, for abusing J-1 visas that allow foreign students and scholars to come to the US to participate in work and study exchange programs, saying that these universities are “suspected of J-1 visa fraud” and will face further investigation. Microsoft has now issued a statement in response saying that “the vast majority of Microsoft employees working in the US are Americans” and that most visa applications “are not for the purpose of recruiting new employees.” After Vance announced this policy, some netizens commented that “Americans were immigrants in the beginning, and even Vance himself was no exception,” and also pointed out that “immigration brought new technology and more employment opportunities.”