Indian IT firms may relocate to Mexico

As the heated debate over H-1B visas intensifies, Indian firms may move their operations to Mexico as a way to dodge immigration restrictions in the United States. Mexican workers are allowed to work in the United States without visas as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Also, Indian firms could move their Mexican IT workers to the U.S. without a problem.

Sound complicated? Yes, it is; but Indian firms already have increased their presence in Mexico as a way to deal with U.S. restrictions.

Phaneesh Murthy, president and CEO of IT services firm iGate Corp., in Fremont, Calif. said the company is considering this strategy. Murthy made his comments during an earnings call that U.S. visa restrictions could prompt his company to increase work in Mexico, reports ComputerWorld.com.

"We will probably utilize a higher growth in our Mexican center by having more people come from Mexico to the U.S., where they don't need the H-1B because of being part of NAFTA," said Murthy, according to a transcript on the financial site Seeking Alpha. "So, I think our business models will change and we are ready for those changes in business model," he said.

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