Apple is considering taking Trump and his immigration ban to court

The Apple CEO joins a chorus of technology leaders from companies including Facebook and Google denouncing Trump’s executive order.

Tech executives have taken to Twitter, Facebook, and their personal blogs to voice criticisms of Donald Trump’s executive order, which bans Syrian refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States. “We only want to admit those that support our country and love, deeply, our people”.The move to protest by Googlers comes after employees raised $2 million that will be distributed to various nonprofit groups working to support refugees.The fund comes after Google CEO Sundar Pichai criticized Trump’s actions in a memo to employees.

Cook didn’t say how many Apple employees are directly affected by the order, but said the company’s HR, legal and security teams are in contact to support them.

We hope that this ban will “Make America great again”- by depriving American companies the ability to source talented people globally who contribute greatly to make some of the most innovative products and services that are known to not just Americans, but the rest of the world. “That’s what makes us special”, said Mr. Cook. Several Apple employees he noted were “directly affected” by the immigration directive from the Trump administration. The Washington Post, which is owned by Bezos, reported on Monday that company lawyers have declared support for Washington state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, in his lawsuit against the order. Kalanick tried to quell the frustration by calling Trump’s order “wrong and unjust”.

Apple co-founder Jobs always aimed to introduce products in the US first, and worked incredibly hard to bring opportunity to the country.

Cook revealed that he shared the concerns and did not support the new policy. “Like many of you, I’m concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump”, he wrote.

In a statement to his staffers, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would “not exist without immigration”.

Silicon Valley companies and other US-based technology firms prides themselves on their worldwide makeup, and have come to rely on this diversity to compete in the global marketplace. According to Bloomberg, Trump’s administration has drafted an executive order that would require companies to hire American first and pay foreign workers higher salaries so they wouldn’t undercut American pay. Judges, high-ranking Republicans, movie stars, and tech companies have expressed their concern with Trump’s ban over the last few days.

Apple has no choice but to sue semiconductor company Qualcomm, claims Apple CEO Tim Cook, because it is unlikely that the two companies will be able to reach an amicable settlement in their dispute around the table.

While legal teams are trying to somehow work around the issue, Apple’s CEO disclosed that the company already reached out to the White House in an effort to elucidate the negative effect the move has on the iPhone-manufacturing company and its co-workers. However, it hugely impacts the morale of the workers.