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9 October 2026

‘Indentured servants’: US green card move will hit thousands of IT workers

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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‘Indentured servants’: US green card move will hit thousands of IT workers

The US is suspending top tech firms, including Microsoft, from a key programme to sponsor foreign workers’ green cards.

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