Microsoft reacts to US immigration crackdown while Trump honours CEO Nadella
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Key takeaway
US DoL suspends Microsoft from the Permanent Labour Certification Program, constricting its H-1B pipeline for new green-card sponsorships
- Step 1 · The triggerUS DoL suspends Microsoft from PERM, constricting green-card sponsorship for H-1B holders
- Step 2 · Knock-onWithheld This step of the chain is withheld. The reason is set out in the notice above — a deliberate omission, not missing data.
- Step 3 · Knock-onIndian IT services exporters face client pressure to absorb visa friction or shift delivery offshore
- Step 4 · Knock-onmid-tier Indian IT SMEs see margin compression as onshore costs rise and pricing power weakens
- Step 5 · Reaches youthe SME's own US-facing project P&L is squeezed if it prices fixed contracts before visa-cost clarity
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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