Microsoft was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by two Americans. In 2025 they laid off more than 15,000 American workers. The same year the DOL certified 14,181 H-1B positions for Microsoft. Microsoft ranked third in the entire country for H-1B applications. Microsoft says most were "renewals." Renewing 14,181 foreign worker positions while laying off 15,000 Americans. From 2021 to 2024 Microsoft filed more than 5 H-1B requests for every 1 net new American job created. And while Americans were losing their jobs, Microsoft committed over $20 billion to cloud and AI infrastructure in India. $3 billion in January 2025. $17.5 billion more in December 2025. Satya Nadella met personally with India's Prime Minister to announce the investment.