Asia’s Largest IT Firm Shrugs Off Latest US Immigration Curbs
THE SO WHAT
If Asia’s largest IT outsourcer can absorb new US visa curbs without changing hiring plans, they’ve already diversified talent and delivery footprints. US-based tech teams relying on narrow visa channels should assume they are now structurally less competitive on cost and resilience.
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