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Indian outsourcing giant Infosys (INFY/500209.IN) says it will hire 10,000 workers in the U.S. amid plans by Donald Trump’s administration to crack down on the use of H-1B visas.

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Bangalore-based Infosys, which uses the visa scheme to place thousands of software engineers in the U.S., has been targeted by the Trump administration on the back of claims the company and similar others take jobs away from Americans. Tightening requirements for the H-1B program could make it harder for Indian outsourcers to move their employees to the U.S.