Industry body NASSCOM has hired a lobbyist, and public relation (PR) and law firms to plead the case of Indian information technology services firms before American Congressmen with regard to the US immigration Bill that is expected to impact India’s $87 billion software exports industry, PTI reported.

The US senate last month approved the immigration Bill that changes rules governing H-1B and L-1 employment visas intended for highly skilled workers. NASSCOM is confident the Bill may not be adopted in the current format, as it will now be sent to the US house of representatives, which is working on a similar Bill, without the negative provisions.

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