Trip Mickle, Wall Street Journal:
Apple Inc. is weighing legal action and continuing to press the Trump administration to reverse its executive order on immigration, Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an interview.
Mr. Cook said hundreds of Apple employees have been affected by the order, which suspended entry to the U.S. for refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations. He added that he continues to contact “very, very senior people in the White House” and impress on them why repealing the executive order is important not only for Apple but for the country.
“More than any country in the world, this country is strong because of our immigrant background and our capacity and ability as people to welcome people from all kinds of backgrounds. That’s what makes us special,” said Mr. Cook. “We ought to pause and really think deeply through that.”
And:
Mr. Cook declined to elaborate on Apple’s possible legal options, except to say that “we want to be constructive and productive.” He said that since the order was signed, he’s received numerous emails from Apple employees with “heart-wrenching stories” about how the order will affect friends and family. One employee who’s expecting a child said the future grandparents have Canadian and Iranian citizenship and won’t be able to visit to meet their new grandchild.
“These are people that have friends and family. They’re co-workers. They’re taxpayers. They’re key parts of the community,” Mr. Cook said.
And:
In recent days, Apple employees have been increasing their contributions to refugee relief funds, which Mr. Cook said the company will match on a 2-to-1 basis. The contributions come a year after Apple gave $2.5 million to refugee relief.
While he is certainly right on the issue at hand, I am rather disappointed by the lame-ass and far too polite reactions from all these industry leaders. You can’t represent “think different” and talk like Hillary at the same time. Call this fascist asshole out and get him out of office.
Why is the technology industry so behind?
Why is it wrong to put a temporary ban in place?
Why is it wrong to block people who strongly believe in violent ideology? Would it be wrong to block some Nazi’s from 1937 Germany?
You just outlined the issue and didn’t even see it. Trump isn’t banning “some Nazi’s” he put a ban against all Germans, and we know how that turned out for a lot of Germans.
A “ban against all Germans”? How so? Anyone from Indonesia can come to America today just as they could a week ago. Or India, or Nigeria, or UAE, or…or, shoot, from London or Paris or Stockholm, for that matter.
Besides, as I have seen commented on elsewhere, under Hillary we would be droning Muslims hither and yon. All Trump did was place a temporary moratorium on certain individuals’ travel to the US. Quite the difference.