‘Indentured servants’: US green card move will hit thousands of IT workers

The United States government has moved to exclude some of the world’s top tech companies from a programme that allows them to sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency.Vice President JD Vance said the action was a response to companies abusing the system to hire lower-paid foreign workers at the expense of US workers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump’s approval hits new low among Hispanic voters ahead of midtermslist 2 of 3US Supreme Court agrees to take up Trump’s ICE detention policylist 3 of 3Trump launches midterms campaign blitz amid record low approval ratingsend of listIt comes as US President Donald Trump’s administration continues efforts to clamp down on immigration – both legal and undocumented – and make it harder for immigrants to get residency or citizenship.But the latest move also potentially impacts thousands of foreign workers, many of whom have spent years waiting for a backlog in applications to clear.Here’s what to know about the latest policy:How does the current system work?The suspension concerns the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme, which enables a US-based employer to sponsor a foreign worker’s green card — as...