U.S. is the biggest market for Indian IT industry, contributing over 60 percent of its revenue. In the current financial year the services exported were worth $75 billion. And in July this year, the U.S. senate has passed an immigration bill, which if made into the law, could spike up the cost of an H-1B visa. The U.S. House of Representatives is working on its own version of immigration reform, leaving the final bill resolution to a committee constituted by members of both the House and the Senate.

But the Infosys fine has bolstered the case for those calling for stricter restrictions on Indian firms. "Some companies are finding creative ways to subvert the H-1B visa programme and bring in foreign workers to the detriment of American workers.

Senator Chuck Grassley in a statement hours after the Infosys settlement has told that the corporate whistleblowers too many companies are ignoring the intent or sprit of the law. He has also called for a thorough investigation of the B-1 visa programme to prevent companies from circumventing the stricter requirement of the H-1B visa scheme. Even without further fines or civil cases, experts expect some fallout from the Infosys case.

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