Microsoft shuts down H-1B layoff conspiracy theories: "Let's clear it up" | ETHRWorld

Theory Briefing

• Microsoft communications chief Frank X. Shaw publicly addressed H-1B conspiracy theories, an unusual move that signals how widely the claims spread.
• The theory holds that Microsoft's 4,800 layoffs were designed to swap American workers for cheaper H-1B visa employees — a claim the company flatly denies.
• H-1B visa politics are already a flashpoint, making Microsoft's workforce cuts a ready target for suspicion regardless of the actual reasons behind them.
• When a company feels compelled to say 'let's clear it up,' the denial itself can fuel the belief that something is being hidden.