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US Tech Giants Criticize a move by Trump to cancel Work visas
US President Donald Trump postponed Monday's admission of foreign employees in an attempt to encourage domestic recruitment, sparking resistance by US and tech industry leaders including Sundar Pichai from Google and Elon Musk from Tesla.
Visa suspension, which will take effect Wednesday, is expected to continue until the end of the year.
Google Alphabet:
Immigration made a huge contribution to America's economic growth, transforming it into a global technology leader and Google into its current business, said Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet in a tweet.
Immigration has contributed immensely to America’s economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today. Disappointed by today’s proclamation - we’ll continue to stand with immigrants and work to expand opportunity for all.
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) June 22, 2020
We will continue to stand with immigrants and work to improve opportunities for everyone. "Deceptive by today 's declaration.
Immigration is central to America 's story and is central to my own family's story, wrote Susan Wojcicki, president of YouTube's Alphabet. My family is safe and in America they have found a new home ... We work with immigrants at YouTube and we work to broaden opportunities for everyone.
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Google received 2,678 H1B visa approvals in 2019.
Amazon:
Amazon opposes the short-sighted decision of the Administration to stop highly qualified visa programmes.
Welcoming the best and brightest foreign talent is important for the recovery in America. We are still supporting these programs and efforts to safeguard immigrant rights, said the company.
Box
This, on any point, is an extremely poor strategy. Many jobs are being relocated to the United States and America will by no way be stronger or more competitive, tweeted CEO Aaron Levie.
Now is not the time to cut our nation off from the world’s talent or create uncertainty and anxiety. Immigrants play a vital role at our company and support our country’s critical infrastructure. They are contributing to this country at a time when we need them most.
— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) June 23, 2020
Microsoft
Now is not the time to take away our nation from the potential of the world and to build uncertainty and fear. In our company immigrants play an important role and support critical infrastructure in our country. At a time when we need them most, they contribute to this country, Brad Smith tweeted.
