Cognizant spent $2.7mn on US lobbying in 2014, while Wipro spent $460,000 and TCS spent $80,000

It is basically one of the top reasons why Indian Consulting companies like Infosys, Wipro and TCS can dominate the H1B visas. They have spent “small” money for lobbying and have gained tremendous amount of profit by controlling the H1B visas (as well as workers who want to work in the US)

Cognizant spent $2.7mn on US lobbying in 2014, while Wipro spent $460,000 and TCS spent $80,000

BENGALURU: Cognizant Technology Solutions spent about Rs 17 crore ($2.7 million) last year trying to influence US lawmakers primarily on the country’s new immigration rules, significantly higher than its top three Indian IT rivals put together.

WiproBSE 0.17 % spent about $460,000 on lobbying in the US last year, and Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE -0.25 %, India’s largest software exporter, about $80,000, filings with the US Lobbying Act Disclosure Database show. InfosysBSE 2.30 % d ..

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