JD Vance recently criticized Microsoft for relying on foreign workers instead of hiring Americans. (Pic Credit: IANS)
Nadella, who has headed Microsoft since 2014, was born in Hyderabad, India, and moved to the United States for graduate studies before rising through Microsoft’s ranks to become its chief executive. And the connection comes full circle in Hyderabad, the city, where Nadella was born, and where Microsoft established its India Development Center in 1998, making it the largest research and development center outside its Redmond headquarters, employing some 20,000 professionals. Asked about the award for Nadella as he announced the strike against Microsoft, Vance said that the administration didn’t want to harm the company but send them a message that they ought to hire Americans over foreign workers.
“So we’re going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft, but we’re also going to deny them the ability to apply for these permanent residencies until they show that they are going to get serious about putting American workers first,” he said. TOI Correspondent from Washington: On the same day US veep JD Vance put Microsoft in the crosshairs over its use of foreign workers, his boss Donald Trump was preparing to honor the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella , with America’s highest technology awards at a White House ceremony.