Fact-check · Oct 8, 2026 · JD Vance
“Laid off 6,000 American workers while replacing them with six three hundred h one b's”
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What the record shows
Microsoft laid off ~6,000 employees in May 2025. The company filed H-1B applications for 6,300+ positions, but 78% were extensions for existing employees, not new hires. No evidence shows direct replacement of laid-off workers.
Claim conflates H-1B applications with actual hiring and replacement. Most petitions were renewals for existing visa holders, not new foreign workers replacing Americans.
Sources
- Microsoft laying off about 6000 people, or 3% of its workforce
- Microsoft to lay off 6000 employees in cost-cutting move
- Microsoft’s H-1B Visa Applications Questioned Amid Mass Layoffs - Newsweek
- 'Cheaper labour, not...': Microsoft under fire for 6,300 H 1B visa requests amid layoffs, US citizens call for govt restraint - BusinessToday
- Microsoft is laying off 6000+ employees, all teams and levels impacted
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