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Briefing
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- Protests over Immigration Ban – Technology companies expressed disagreement over U.S. executive order immigration ban on Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen signed by President Trump in January 2017
- Reliance on Foreign Workers – Significant portion of tech companies’ workforce are foreign-born immigrants, such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, or children of immigrants, like e-Bay founder Pierre Omidyar and late Apple founder Steve Jobs
- Affected Employee Support – Google, Apple and Microsoft deployed dedicated HR and legal teams to support affected employees, with Google implementing additional measures by notifying employees to cancel plans for traveling outside the U.S.
- H1-B Visa Revamp Fears – Leaks of draft executive orders suggest Trump may also revamp H1-B program, on which technology industry relies to employ foreign workers with technical skills in U.S.
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