大的软件外包服务提供商塔塔咨询服务公司对特朗普政府最新实施的签证类移民限制措施漠然处之，称这些新限制不会影响其招聘计划及业务战略。
Asia’s largest provider of software outsourcing services shrugged off the Trump administration’s latest curbs on visa-based immigration, saying the fresh restrictions won’t affect its hiring or business strategy.
这家印度企业表示，将继续扩大在美国的本地招聘规模，包括招募应届毕业生。根据周五发布的声明，该公司重申计划在未来五年内在美国招聘1.5万名员工。
India’s Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. said it will continue to step up local hiring in the US, including graduates. The firm reiterated it intends to hire 15,000 people in the US over the next five years, according to a statement Friday.
上周四，特朗普政府宣布对“永久劳工认证计划”（PERM）实施限制。该计划允许企业为那些持H-1B及其他签证在美国工作的外籍人士申请永久居留权，这是成为美国公民的必经步骤。政府特别指出，微软公司及包括塔塔咨询服务公司在内的多家印度信息技术企业存在滥用该计划的行为。
The Trump administration on Thursday announced restrictions on the Permanent Labor Certification Program, or PERM, which allows companies to sponsor a foreigner who has been working in the US under the H-1B and other visa holders to become a legal permanent resident, the first step to becoming a US citizen. Officials singled out Microsoft Corp. and several Indian IT firms including TCS as having abused the program.
塔塔咨询服务公司称：“过去两年中，我们提交的PERM申请数量仅为个位数，因此预计该计划的暂停不会对我们的人员配置策略及客户业务产生任何影响。”
“Our PERM applications were in single digits in the last two years and hence we do not expect the suspension of the program to impact our workforce strategy and customer engagements,” TCS said.
孟买股市早盘交易中，塔塔咨询服务公司股价上涨4.2%，其竞争对手威普罗公司和印孚瑟斯公司的股价也同步走高。周四晚间，该公司公布的季度利润数据超出了分析师预期。
Shares of TCS climbed 4.2% in early Mumbai trading, while rivals Wipro Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. also advanced. Late Thursday, TCS reported quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates.
长期以来，硅谷对外籍劳工的依赖一直是移民议题争论的焦点。自特朗普去年重新执政以来，政府便以此为由施压科技巨头，要求它们加大对美国本土劳动力的培训与招聘力度。
Silicon Valley’s reliance on foreign workers has long been a flashpoint in the debate over immigration. Since Donald Trump’s return to office last year, the administration has seized on those concerns and pressed tech giants to do more to train and hire US workers.
作为相关举措的一部分，特朗普政府试图提高企业利用H-1B签证引进外籍人才的难度，这一签证正是科技行业吸纳外籍人才的主要渠道。相关改革措施包括提议将大多数申请人的申请费用提高至10万美元，并收紧H-1B签证的年度抽签规则，优先向提供更高薪资的企业倾斜。
As part of that effort, Trump has moved to make it harder for companies to use H-1B visas to attract foreign talent, targeting a major source of workers for the industry. The changes have included proposals for $100,000 filing fees for most candidates and tightening the rules of how the H-1B visas are awarded in an annual lottery, giving priority to companies offering the highest salaries.
周四公布的PERM程序暂停措施针对的对象包括微软、Adobe公司，以及印度多家软件服务巨头，如TCS、印孚瑟斯、威普罗和HCL科技。目前，印孚瑟斯、威普罗和HCL的代表尚未对置评请求作出回应。
The PERM suspensions announced Thursday targeted Microsoft, Adobe Inc. as well as Indian software services giants including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies Ltd. Representatives of Infosys, Wipro and HCL didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
虽然最新措施并未撤销现有的H-1B签证，但这意味着数千名为TCS、印孚瑟斯等公司工作的印度工程师在现有工作签证到期后很可能不得不离开美国。不过，不受新政策影响的美国小型科技公司则可能借此机会挖走这些印度人才，从而获益。
While the latest measures do not cancel the current H-1B visas, it would mean thousands of Indian engineers working in the US for the likes of TCS and Infosys would likely be forced to leave after the expiry of their work visas. Smaller US tech firms, unaffected by the new policy, could benefit though — by poaching Indian talent.
巴贾杰证券的研究主管苏米特·辛哈尼亚指出，短期内，受限制措施影响的IT服务供应商可能不得不更加依赖美国本土人才及外包服务，这可能会推高招聘与合规成本。
In the near term, IT service providers affected by the curbs may have to rely more heavily on local US talent and subcontracting, potentially increasing hiring and compliance costs, said Sumit Singhania, head of research at Bajaj Broking.
印度SBI证券的分析师在报告中称，从长远来看，更多技术相关工作可能会转移到美国以外地区，这或许有助于提高IT服务供应商的利润率。
Longer term, more tech work could move outside of the US, potentially benefiting IT services providers’ profit margins, analysts at SBI Securities said in a note.
印度IT服务业协会Nasscom在一份声明中表示，一直以来，印度外包企业都借助H-1B签证将工程师和开发人员派往美国这一最大市场为客户提供服务。不过近年来，这些企业已逐步减少对该签证项目的依赖，转而更多地在当地招聘人才。
Indian outsourcers have traditionally used H-1B visas to move engineers and developers to service clients in the US, their largest market. But over the years, they’ve cut back their reliance on the visa program and hired more locally, Indian IT services lobby ground Nasscom said in a statement.
该协会还称：“因此，通过PERM程序从H-1B签证转为永久居留权的员工数量也相对有限。”
“Consequently, the number of employees transitioning from H-1B visas to permanent residency through the PERM process is also relatively limited,” it said.