Statements from Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, and more. But not all are on the same page. As the Trump administration’s immigration ban sends shockwaves around the US and the world, Silicon Valley is voicing its discontent. From co-founder and chief executive officer offering free housing to refugees and those not allowed to stay in the US, to Google’s co-founder and president of parent company Alphabet, joining protesters at San Francisco international airport, as and Ryan Mac reporter on Twitter. AirbnbEng Brian Chesky Dieter Bohn As by , Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai also distributed an internal memo outlining his disapproval of the impact arising from the administration’s decision. reported Bloomberg We’re concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that create barriers to bringing great talent to the U.S. We’ll continue to make our views on these issues known to leaders in Washington and elsewhere. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook also raised his concerns “about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,” although he added that he was “glad to hear President Trump say he’s going to ‘work something out’ for Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to this country at a young age by their parents” and that he was “glad the President believes our country should continue to benefit from ‘people of great talent coming into the country’.” Former Facebook chief technology officer , CEO of ’s , tweeted: Bret Taylor Salesforce Quip Co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square has criticized the executive order and linked to a statement from the , an advocacy group that represents many major tech companies. Jack Dorsey Internet Association Last week, in his Square capacity, Dorsey also posted a story on the company’s website about Syrian refugee Yassin Terou and his new life in Knoxville, Tennessee as an entrepreneur. Square also posted on Twitter: co-founders and Joe Bernstein signs a post onthe company publication: Periscope Kayvon Beykpour Medium The recent executive order to halt immigration from seven countries in the Middle East and Africa has forced us to consider a disturbing alternate reality in which the Periscope team is irreparably changed. Periscope is built, maintained, and operated by people from many faiths and countries. Without immigrants and refugees, Periscope would not exist. _At Periscope, Kayvon and I are most proud of the team of people that we have the opportunity to work with every day. It…_medium.com Proudly Made By Immigrants Asked by TechCrunch, Microsoft commented: “We share the concerns about the impact of the executive order on our employees from the listed countries, all of whom have been in the United States lawfully, and we’re actively working with them to provide legal advice and assistance.” The company’s chief executive officer wrote an open letter on Linkedin highlighting “the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country, and for the world.” Satya Nadella _Published on Today Brad Smith sent email to Microsoft employees. I want to highlight this piece in particular: "As a…_www.linkedin.com Yesterday's U.S. Executive Order on Immigration Linkedin chief executive officer posted on Twitter: Jeff Weiner CEO Chat Dickerson, in response to Re/Code’s Kara Swisher, said that he opposes “excluding people from US based on their nationality or religion, period.” Etsy In an emailed statement reported on by TechCruch, ’s said that he believes that “The immigration ban imposed by Friday’s executive order is overly broad and its implementation is highly disruptive to fostering a culture of innovation and economic growth.” Mozilla Chris Beard The executive order ignores the single truth that we have come to know; talented immigrants have had outsized contributions to the growth and prosperity of the United States and countries around the world. Diversity in all of its forms is crucial to growth, innovation and a healthy, inclusive society. Reed Hasting of Netflix said on Facebook: of file sharing service also went on twitter: Drew Houston Dropbox of went to his blog to call on Silicon Valley “to start speaking up about some of the actions taken by President Trump’s administration.” Sam Altman Y Combinator _It is time for tech companies to start speaking up about some of the actions taken by President Trump's administration…_blog.samaltman.com Time to Take a Stand Elon Musk, founder of and SpaceX, added his comments via Twitter late on Saturday afternoon, although they were not very strongly worded as some pointed out. Tesla Motors Uber was also widely condemned for a not very strongly worded response. While its co-founder and chief executive officer writes a long open letter on Facebook opposing Trump’s stance, the company’s New York office went on Twitter to counter the decision by taxi drivers to strike in support of all the demonstrators and those refugees that were banning from entry into the US. The tweet went viral and many called for Uber users to delete their accounts. Travis Kalanick In response, says it will donate $1,000,000 to the “to defend our constitution,” as reported by of . Lyft ACLU National Kyle Griffin MSNBC Twilio co-founder and CEO Jeff Lawson (aka ) posted here on : jeffiel Medium Our enemy is not terror, it is losing our soul while fighting terror. America is stronger than this. _Yesterday marked a solemn day for the United States, as we’ve betrayed one of our most cherished values._medium.com The immigration ban is fundamentally UnAmerican , chief executive of , also took on Medium: Aaron Levie Box On basically any level — moral, economic, or logical — this is the wrong thing to do and is antithetical to America’s principles. Turning our back on people from countries dealing with major humanitarian crises is against our values, and targeting groups largely based on religion is dangerous and disastrous policy. While this order will , the signal it sends to America’s allies and enemies is the wrong one: it’s one of fear, distrust, and exclusion. ultimately be ineffective _Like many of us, I was alarmed by President Trump’s immigration and travel ban on Friday barring entry of citizens from…_medium.com Standing up for America’s Principles

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