Vice President JD Vance criticized US tech firms, particularly Microsoft, for laying off American workers while allegedly prioritizing H-1B visa holders. Microsoft refuted Vance’s claims, stating that recent layoffs, impacting roughly 9,000 employees across various departments, were unrelated to the visa program. Vice President JD Vance criticized US tech firms, particularly Microsoft, for laying off American workers while allegedly prioritizing H-1B visa holders. Microsoft refuted Vance’s claims, stating that recent layoffs, impacting roughly 9,000 employees across various departments, were unrelated to the visa program.