Trump Administration Targets Microsoft and Adobe, Tightens H-1B Visas Under the Banner of Immigration Control

U.S. Vice President JD Vance publicly named Microsoft, accusing it of exploiting the H-1B visa program to hire foreign workers at below-market cost, harming the interests of American workers. According to a report by France 24, the Trump administration has introduced a new round of restrictions targeting the H-1B program, bringing another tech giant Adobe into the scope of restrictions and continuing its immigration control agenda. Microsoft has defended its own hiring practices.

Vance has directed his criticism at tech companies ranked among the highest in market capitalization globally, pushing a visa system that has long belonged to the realm of administrative law onto the front stage of political mobilization. However, the detailed data underlying Vance's accusations has not been disclosed, and the actual provisions and scope of application of the new restrictions have likewise not been clarified in the report.

In the same program, France 24 also mentioned that Germany may join a UK-led fighter jet development project. A few months ago, Germany had just withdrawn from a similar development program jointly conducted with France, but progress on joining the UK-led project has not been confirmed and remains at the stage of possibility.