美国副总统J.D.万斯指责微软滥用H-1B签证计划，用薪酬更低的外国员工取代美国本土工人。他使用“契约劳工”这一说法来形容那些被外包公司引入美国的技术人才。由于涉嫌欺诈，特朗普政府已暂停微软参与一项允许雇主为外国员工申请美国永久居留权的计划。
“如果你以H-1B签证身份在美国工作，你的收入会比同等岗位的美国公民少2万美元。如果你是由这些外国外包公司招进来的，你的收入则比同类岗位的美国公民少4.8万美元，”万斯说道。
US Vice President JD Vance has accused Microsoft of exploiting the H-1B visa programme to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign employees, using the phrase “indentured servants” to describe skilled workers brought into the country by outsourcing firms. The Trump administration has suspended Microsoft from a programme that allows employers to sponsor foreign workers for US permanent residency, amid allegations of fraud.“If you are working as an H-1B visa in the United States of America, you’re earning $20,000 less than an American citizen hired in the same position. If you were brought in by one of these foreign outsourcing firms, you’re making $48,000 less than an American citizen in a similar position,” Vance said.
他指控这些企业利用该制度压低劳动力成本，同时解雇美国本土员工。“它们从国外招来‘契约劳工’，解雇美国工人；作为企业，它们通过压低美国工人的工资赚取巨额利润，而这些外国员工其实根本不该进入美国，”这位副总统说道。
He alleged that companies were using the system to cut labour costs while laying off American employees. “You bring in indentured servants from outside the country, you lay off American workers and, if you’re a corporation, you make a ton of money by undercutting the wages of American workers, replacing them with people who frankly shouldn’t be in the United States of America to begin with,” the Vice President said.VANCE CITES MICROSOFT LAYOFFSVance singled out Microsoft, alleging that the technology giant had abused the H-1B system more than any other company in the US.
万斯点名批评微软裁员行为万斯特别提到微软，称这家科技巨头滥用H-1B签证计划的程度远超美国其他企业。他指出，2025年微软宣布裁员，声称找不到符合岗位要求的美国本土人才；但与此同时，微软却获得了6,000多个H-1B签证配额，还提交了3,682份永久劳工认证申请，即所谓的PERM申请。据报道，其中近1,000份申请所对应的岗位正是那些被裁掉的美国员工原先从事的工作。
He pointed to the company's workforce reductions in 2025, saying Microsoft laid off 6,000 American workers after certifying that it could not find qualified US employees for the positions. At the same time, according to Vance, Microsoft was approved for more than 6,000 H-1B visas and filed 3,682 applications for permanent labour certification, known as PERM. Nearly 1,000 of those applications were reportedly for positions matching jobs held by American workers who had been laid off.
这些指控引发了外界对那些依赖外国人才的科技巨头企业用工行为的再度审视。
The allegations have placed fresh scrutiny on the employment practices of major technology companies that rely on foreign talent.
万斯指出，该计划原本旨在帮助雇主招募高技能劳动力以填补美国本土劳动力无法胜任的岗位，但如今却极易出现欺诈与滥用现象。更多科技企业面临处罚美国劳工部长基思·桑德林表示，微软并非唯一面临处罚的大型科技企业。他宣布，包括高知特、印孚瑟斯、塔塔咨询、威普罗、HCO、凯捷以及Adobe在内的多家企业也被暂停参与该计划。
Vance argued that the programme, originally intended to help employers recruit highly skilled workers for jobs that could not be filled by Americans, had become vulnerable to fraud and misuse.MORE TECH FIRMS FACE ACTIONUS Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling said Microsoft was not the only major technology company facing action. He announced the suspension of several other companies from the programme, including Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCO, Capgemini and Adobe.
桑德林还宣布，针对哈佛大学、耶鲁大学及斯坦福大学等九所大学展开调查，原因是这些学校涉嫌引进国际学生以压低美国本土薪资水平。劳工部监察长安东尼·德埃斯波西托称，相关传票已送达这些大学。
Sonderling also announced investigations into nine universities, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford, over allegations that they brought in international students to undercut American wages. Labour Department Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito said subpoenas had already been served.
上述举措属于特朗普政府打击所谓“滥用移民政策”行动的一部分，其目的正是防止旨在引进高技能外籍劳工及国际学生的相关计划被滥用。H-1B签证持有者如何获得绿卡H-1B签证允许具备专业技能的外籍人士在美临时居留并工作，而绿卡则代表永久居留资格。持有H-1B签证并不自动具备申请绿卡的资格，但许多劳工仍会在继续工作的同时申请基于就业的永久居留权。
The actions form part of the Trump administration's broader effort to crack down on what it describes as the misuse of immigration programmes intended to bring skilled foreign workers and international students to the US.HOW H-1B WORKERS GET GREEN CARDSThe H-1B visa allows skilled foreign workers to live and work temporarily in the US, while a green card grants permanent resident status. Holding an H-1B visa does not automatically qualify someone for a green card, but many workers pursue employment-based permanent residency while continuing to work in the country.
多数基于就业的绿卡申请流程均以PERM劳工认证为起点。雇主必须证明：该岗位缺乏足够数量且符合资质、愿意从事该工作的美国本土劳动者；雇佣外籍劳工也不会对同类岗位的美国劳工薪资及工作条件产生负面影响。
For many employment-based green card applications, the process begins with PERM labour certification. Employers must demonstrate that there are not enough qualified, willing and available American workers for the position and that hiring a foreign worker will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed US workers.
待劳工部批准PERM申请后，雇主便可进一步提交I-140移民申请。
After the Department of Labour approves the PERM application, the employer can proceed with an I-140 immigrant petition.
待移民签证名额开放且其他资格条件均得到满足后，该工人便可申请永久居留权。此次举措再度凸显了临时工作签证与以就业为基础的移民途径之间的区别；与此同时，特朗普政府正加强对那些在大量雇佣外籍劳工的同时却削减本国员工人数的雇主的审查力度。——完
The worker can then apply for permanent residency when an immigrant visa becomes available and other eligibility requirements are met. The latest action puts the spotlight on the distinction between temporary work visas and employment-based immigration pathways, as the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of employers that recruit foreign workers while reducing their American workforce.- Ends