on Monday When Donald trump signed a decree prohibiting the entry of refugees and to citizens of seven Muslim countries, Breen went to the airport in San Francisco. “I’m here because I’m a refugee,” he wrote in a statement sent to media. Brina, the family came to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1979.
decree Against trump also protested the current head of Google’s Sundar Pichai, who by birth is Hindu. In a letter to your colleagues wrote that the decree will affect 187 employees of the Internet giant around the world.
At the same protest appeared and Sam Altman, a renowned programmer and businessman. It is one of the founders of the OpenAI, a non – governmental organization working on the development of artificial intelligence, which is financially supported by billionaire Elon Musk. Altman has also published a note on his blog, which gave the name “Time to take a position”.
don’t have to wait long for a reaction. The head of Facebook mark Zuckerberg in his account published a long note in which by far the protests against the decree trump. “My grandparents come from Germany, Austria and Poland. Parents of Priscilla [wife of Zuckerberg] are refugees from China and Vietnam. USA is a nation of immigrants, and we should be proud of it. (…) We need to leave the door open for refugees who need help," writes Zuckerberg.
Announced that in the coming weeks along with his team worked on finding new ways of helping refugees. These works will be carried out under the flag of the organization “FWD.us", which he created with other technology giants, in particular, with Microsoft founder bill gates and the head of Yahoo Marissa Mayer.
Decree did not like, also the chief Netflixa reed Hastingsowi. “The decision of the trump gets to employees Netflixa around the world. Makes America less safe," he wrote on his profile in Facebook.
a conversation with the President of the United States announced Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber. He is among 19 other CEOs of major companies (including Walt Disney and Pepsico) in the group of business consultants trump. On Friday to meet with him and discuss the issue of immigrants. On Saturday I sent all employees a letter and posted it on Facebook. Explained in it that does not agree with the policy of the new U.S. administration. “I understand that many may disagree with me, but such is the magic of life in America that everyone can have a different opinion. But whatever you think, please know that I never hesitate to fight for what is right," emphasizes Kalanick.
Microsoft has expressed its concerns in connection with the decree. In a statement rozesłanym for their employees, the executives wrote that their goal is to protect and help everyone, the decree may concern. Tim cook, Apple CEO, has sent a letter to its employees. He wrote that “the Apple doesn’t exist without immigrants, not to mention trying to grow your business without them.”
in turn, Elon Musk, the owner, in particular, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, said on Twitter: “the Closure of borders to citizens of certain countries is not the best way to solve the problems of our country.”
Decree signed on Friday by President trump crashing the reception in the USA of refugees from Syria to appeal, as well as refugees from other countries for 120 days. It also provides for the termination within 90 days of the issuance of U.S. visas to citizens of Muslim countries have problems with terrorism – Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia.
the Purpose of the decree should be – according to trump – preventing from entering the U.S. “radical Islamic terrorists”. This decision has caused wide protests in the world and was criticized, among other things, the Prime Minister of great Britain Teresa may, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
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