India, Oct. 16 -- The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, claims that the restrictions placed by the Trump administration on sponsorship of green cards for skilled immigrants may damage the IT industry in America and prompt those specialists to seek jobs in other countries. The remarks have been made against the backdrop of Microsoft and seven other firms being banned from using the programme of sponsorship of immigrants who are candidates for permanent residency.

During his interview with Politico's Decoded, Brad Smith rejected the statements made by Vice President JD Vance regarding the abuse of the programme of H-1B visas by Microsoft in order to hire immigrants instead of paying more money to American specialists.

"We should be all ...