They got approval for a massive number of H-1B visa workers, and laid off Americans. Microsoft approves thousands of H-1B visas while Xbox cuts 1,600 jobs | Fox News
They were approved to hire 2200 H-1B visa workers. And then they did this.
A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas.
Click thru for the details. (Hat tip to Sarah Hoyt at Instapundit).
SAw this around Y2K - good number of the really big companies laying off Americans and hiring H1-B's. Friend you worked for IBM was scheduled for layoff and offered a package; train your HiB replavement and you will get the package, don't you get just two weeks.
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