
美国政府暂停受理微软、奥多比等八家科技公司为外籍员工提交的新增及待审永久劳工认证申请,副总统万斯称其滥用签证制度优先雇佣外国员工,劳工部长桑德林确认暂停覆盖全部申请,微软回应称其H-1B申请多用于延长或变更现有员工身份而非招聘新员工。
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美国科技公司长期依赖H-1B签证雇佣具备专业技术技能的外籍员工,永久劳工认证是H-1B持有者通过雇主申请美国绿卡的第一步。
中新网10月9日电 综合美媒报道,美国政府已暂停受理微软、奥多比等八家科技公司为外籍员工提交的新增及待审“永久劳工认证”申请,该认证是持有H-1B签证的外籍员工通过雇主申请美国职业移民永久居留权(绿卡)的第一步。
美国副总统万斯当地时间8日在新闻发布会上宣布了这一举措,指责微软“滥用签证制度”,“优先考虑外国员工而非美国员工”。美国劳工部长桑德林表示,此次暂停措施覆盖这八家公司提交的全部“永久劳工认证”申请。
“我们想对微软说:你们是一家伟大的美国公司,但你们必须雇用优秀的美国工人。”万斯在新闻发布会上说。
据报道,微软发言人在一份声明中表示,该公司将向特朗普政府提供更多关于其员工移民居留身份的信息:“在我们上个财政年度提交的约6000份H-1B签证申请中,80%是为了延长或变更现有微软员工的身份。这些申请并非用于招聘新员工。”
美国科技公司通常依靠H-1B签证来雇用拥有专业技术技能的外籍员工。
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