President Donald Trump's immigration ban sparked formations of hacking protests as well as the fiery response of tech firms from the Silicon Valley. People from influential tech companies and organizations needed to exercise sense of urgency to fight against the ban.
In January 27, Trump released an executive order to ban immigrants from seven major Islamic countries and the prohibiting of all refugees from entering the country - especially those from Syria. The Trump immigration ban didn't simply stepped on the rights of the people, but will also greatly affect the tech giants of Silicon Valley, Tech Crunch reported.
Silicon Valley has been a haven for immigrant tech workers, with almost half of people working within its borders to provide advanced development in Engineering and Programming. Among the biggest names from the renowned place are Apple, Cisco and LinkedIn among others. The constant brain power for these tech giants came from Asia - some from Muslim-dominated countries that the Trump Immigration ban has been targeting.
Aside from the ban, Trump is also aiming to change the rules for the H-1B visa program. If this happens, highly skilled workers will be too limited. Innovation and development often comes with the diversity within the companies' line of people on workforce. Even Apple has been resentful over the decision of the President and wants to plead for its cancellation. Fortunately, the ban was temporarily on halt because of the Ninth Circuit court's decision.
The legal tech movements also took place, as the American Immigration Lawyers' Association together with other related organizations are quick to respond by putting up the website ImmigrationJustice.us. It is an online portal made for lawyers and volunteers, as reported by ABAJournal.
Greg McLawsen and Takao Yamada, Seattle immigration attorneys worked together to build Airport Lawyer. With the help of Clio and Neota Logic, the online portal's service is available in 17 international airports which will help stranded immigrants on the borders to settle their cases caused by the Trump immigration ban in a legal way.
