US tech leaders sound alarm over Trump immigration order


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 31 Jan 2017

Taking a stand: Cook sent a letter to employees saying Trump's order was "not a policy we support" and promised to help affected employees.

SAN FRANCISCO: The US technology industry, a major employer of foreign workers, hit back at President Donald Trump's sudden executive order on immigration, with some leaders calling it immoral and un-American.

Trump's order temporarily bars citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States even if they hold valid visas or permanent residence permits, a move that caught many companies off-guard.

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