There have been a lot of people affected by the executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week regarding an immediate 90-day moratorium which prevents citizens from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and Sudan entering the United States.
As a global company, Microsoft does of course have people working for them from these regions, and now the company's president and chief legal officer Brad Smith has reached out to assist them. Smith writes:
"As a company, Microsoft believes in a strong and balanced high-skilled immigration system. We also believe in broader immigration opportunities, like the protections for talented and law-abiding young people under the Deferred Access for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program, often called "Dreamers". We believe that immigration laws can and should protect the public without sacrificing people's freedom of expression or religion. And we believe in the importance of protecting legitimate and law-abiding refugees whose very lives may be at stake in immigration proceedings."
This is further underlined by Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella, who writes: "As an immigrant and as a CEO, I've both experienced and seen the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country, and for the world. We will continue to advocate on this important topic."
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