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From H-1B to CEO: How Satya Nadella traveled the path the U.S. just cut off for Microsoft workers
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What happened
On Thursday, President Trump honored him with a national medal, hours after the administration blocked Microsoft from sponsoring its foreign workers for permanent residency. (White House Video Screenshot) Satya Nadella arrived in the U.S. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond.
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella followed the path from a temporary work visa to permanent residency to U.S. Here's how the programs work, and what the numbers show about Microsoft’s practices.
President Trump applauds the six recipients of this year’s National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Five were born outside the U.S., including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, far left.
Sources & evidence
- GeekWire Reporting source
From H-1B to CEO: How Satya Nadella traveled the path the U.S. just cut off for Microsoft workers ↗
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