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Apple this afternoon joined several other tech companies to support a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Xavier Bercerra aiming to block the withdrawal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which United States President Donald Trump said would be phased out over the course of the next six months.
Apple employs more than 250 DACA holders or "Dreamers" across 28 states, Apple VP of People Deirdre O'Brien said in the company's filing, shared by Axios.
These talented and entrepreneurial people fill important and varied roles across the company, including in operations, research and development, administration, sales and marketing, and retail. Apple and its customers have benefitted greatly from their intelligence, ambition, creativity, resilience, and hard work. These employees are important contributors to Apple's unique culture. That unique culture enables employees throughout Apple to do the best work of their lives and excel at creating the most innovative products and providing the very best customer service.
Along with Apple, many other tech companies filed briefs in support of the legal challenge to prevent the end of DACA, including Microsoft, Google, IBM, Twitter, Salesforce, Dropbox, eBay, HP, LinkedIn, Reddit, PayPal, and more.
Following Trump's decision to phase out DACA, Cook sent an email to Apple employees pledging the company's support. Cook promised Apple would work with members of Congress to advocate for a legislative solution that will continue to protect the children of immigrants, and he said Apple is working with impacted Apple employees to provide support, including access to immigration experts.
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(View all)Guess the average age of apple product ownership is getting older judging by these comments :)
It was also very likely unconstitutional, as its counterpart DAPA was found to be. Mr. Trump is following the law and putting the issue in front of Congress where it will be decided by the representatives of the people of this country. It was Mr. Obama who abused the law by enacting the EO in the first place, and put these Dreamers in this position.It was only an executive order because the congress at the time couldn’t get over their own asses to pass anything.
Kinda like the current Congress AND administration. At least Obama's exec orders were actually you know, popular...
DACA was also an Executive Order that was unlawfully done instead of it being law that was created by the House and passed as laws normally should be.
It’s shameful that they would take sides with non-citizens instead of employing 250 Americans.Guess the average age of apple product ownership is getting older judging by these comments :)
Popular with whom? His policies were clearly rejected leading to the election of Trump.It was only an executive order because the congress at the time couldn’t get over their own asses to pass anything.
Kinda like the current Congress AND administration. At least Obama's exec orders were actually you know, popular...
How is it that children brought to America have become adult employees without complying with the law?
I don't have any desire to deport these people, but if they can't be bothered to do what it takes to be a legal citizen then they shouldn't have everyone falling all over themselves to protect them.