Microsoft's Brad Smith rejects VP Vance's visa fraud accusations

Microsoft President Brad Smith called Vice President JD Vance's visa fraud accusations "completely off base." Vance claimed Microsoft laid off 6,000 Americans while receiving 6,300 H-1B visas and nearly 3,000 green cards. Smith said the company hired 9,200 American workers last fiscal year and that most visa applications were for existing employees.

• Vance: Microsoft cut 6,000 US jobs while getting 6,300 H-1B visas
• Smith: company hired 9,200 American workers last fiscal year
• Microsoft lost access to the PERM green card sponsorship program
• Smith warned the crackdown could push top engineers abroad