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

Author: Stephen QuillenPublished on: October 9, 2026Country: United States
Business & Economy
‘Indentured servants’: US green card move will hit thousands of IT workers

The US government has moved to exclude some of the world's top tech companies from a program that allows them to sponsor skilled foreign workers for permanent residency. Vice President JD Vance accused major companies of fraudulently using the visa system to displace US workers and bring in lower-paid foreign workers, referred to as 'indentured servants.' This policy change could impact thousands of foreign workers who have been waiting years due to application backlogs.

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