Vice President JD Vance accuses Microsoft of abusing H-1B visa system while laying off US workers
Vice President JD Vance, speaking at a White House event, accused Microsoft of laying off thousands of American workers while bringing in foreign workers to replace them through the H-1B visa system, saying no company 'has abused the system more than Microsoft.' He cited 6,000 Microsoft layoffs alongside what he said were 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards. Fox News broadcast the remarks live from the event.
Vice President JD Vance, speaking at a White House event, accused Microsoft of laying off thousands of American workers while bringing in foreign workers to replace them through the H-1B visa system, saying no company 'has abused the system more than Microsoft.' He cited 6,000 Microsoft layoffs alongside what he said were 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards. Fox News broadcast the remarks live from the event.
Key facts
- Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of laying off thousands of American workers while bringing in foreign workers to replace them through the H-1B visa system.
- Vance said at a White House event, 'There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft.'
- Vance cited 6,000 Microsoft layoffs alongside what he said were 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards.
- The remarks were delivered at a White House event on October 8, 2026, with Fox News broadcasting a live feed in front of 'American Jobs' and 'American Workers' signage.
- The layoff and visa figures were presented as Vance's claims; the source posts do not include an independent verification or a response from Microsoft.
- Vance is quoted saying: 'We are the biggest boosters of your industry... You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers.'
- The Fox News chyron during the remarks read 'Vance: Visa program is rife with fraud.'
- Mario Nawfal framed the remarks as a message to companies across the US, not only Microsoft, to put American workers first.
- Vance said: 'If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants.'
- Business Insider published the 'one and a half foreign indentured servants' quote in a post on October 8, 2026.
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Business Insider@BusinessInsiderPost on X ·
"If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid off, they replaced that worker with one and a half foreign indentured servants," Vance said. https://t.co/bPfTxRm5Q4
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Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfalPost on X ·
🚨🇺🇸 JD Vance has a direct message for Microsoft: American workers come FIRST! The VP warned the tech giant against laying off U.S. employees only to replace them with foreign labor. “We are the biggest boosters of your industry... You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers.” He's putting Microsoft under the spotlight, but he's telling companies across the U.S.: Put Americans first. Writer: Samuel https://t.co/eAmOy6AyYV
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Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfalPost on X ·
🚨🇺🇸 JD Vance is going after Microsoft HARD over its use of foreign labor over U.S. citizens: He says the company laid off 6,000 American workers while bringing in 6,300 H-1B workers and nearly 3,000 green card holders. “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft.” If those numbers tell the story Vance says they do, Microsoft has some serious explaining to do... Writer: Lynn https://t.co/lL35ir5mG6
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Fox News@FoxNewsPost on X ·
BREAKING: VP JD Vance takes aim at Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of laying off thousands of American workers while bringing in foreign workers to replace them through the H-1B visa system. "There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft." Vance points to 6,000 layoffs alongside what he says were 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards, arguing that the numbers raise serious questions about how American workers are being treated. Download the FOX News app for the latest details: https://t.co/ISpW9Fc0R3
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