Personal history may thrust new Microsoft CEO into visa debate
Source: Computerworld
Microsoft's new CEO , Satya Nadella, was born in Hyderabad, India, one of that nation's largest IT centers, and graduated from Manipal University in India before heading to the U.S. to earn an advanced degrees in business and computer science.
... Microsoft, when queried, declined to say what visa Nadella, 46, may have held when he started working in the U.S. It's widely reported that his first U.S. job was at Sun Microsystems, where he worked before joining Microsoft 22 years ago.
... Neil Ruiz, a senior policy analyst at the Brookings Institution, doesn't believe that Microsoft is trying to make any policy points with the Nadella appointment. But by nature of his background, "he can add a more human touch to the Microsoft message" in the immigration debate.
... Microsoft has been the most visible tech company on the immigration issue in Washington, and one of the largest U.S.-based users of H-1B visas, nearly 1,500 in 2012.
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