A lot of controversies has come up about the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump so far. From his campaigns to his ideas for the future, there have been many supporters. What perhaps is worse is that with his many supporters, there are much more that oppose him.
The streets and the hearts of many Americans are pulsing with emotion at what has been issued, and one of those executive orders passed recently has been the immigration order, specifically the restriction of immigrants entering the United States of America. Fortunately, not only are the citizens taking a stand but so are technology companies, and they too protest against Trump's new order.
ABC News claims that big name technology companies including Google, Apple and others expressed their distaste for what's been happening to the country. Their feelings for the move to bar nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US has irritated and appalled many of the larger and more popular countries. Given the fact that the US relies heavily on foreign labor in technology and a vast array of other fields, this could only bring forth bad tidings ahead for Trump's administration. The countries listed that are banned for entry into the US for being a Muslim-majority country are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days.
According to Billboard, the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, made it clear that he shared everyone's concerns and that what the new President was doing did not go well with their policy. Despite their efforts to reach out to the White House to express the negative effect it will have on them, the White House has yet to respond.
This is quite concerning due to the fact that Apple exists because of immigration, and even the co-founder, Steve Jobs, happens to be the son of a Syrian immigrant. The effects of this Muslim ban can have a heavy backlash on the economy of America and their technology as a whole, and many are now beginning to question what exactly it is that Trump is aiming for in his first few executive orders.
