Wrong to replace US workers with H-1B professionals: Cisco

“You cannot go in and take a whole bunch of H1-B visas and displace American workers because you can do it at lower costs. That was just a mistake. We have to focus on investment,” Chambers told a group of journalists at a round table here. 

Indian tech giants like Infosys and Wipro have recently decided to ramp up hiring local talent in America after President Donald Trump asked tech companies to manufacture and hire more in the US. 

Chambers, however, said Cisco was committed to invest and hire more in India as well as in the US to help enhance the strategic partnership between the two nations. “India is a great, great market to invest. It has well-educated resources and that makes it easy for companies to do business and manufacture here. The progress has been good but we have to move faster,” Chambers said in response to a query. 

“Same is with the US. It is a win-win situation for both countries. Our two countries working together can benefit nearly 303 million people in the US and nearly 1.3 billion people here. We can grow much faster together as we have common goals,” Chambers added.