At a meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s staff today, the government promised to lobby the US on immigration. Bloombergis Mark Gurman.
Cook said he was “deeply disturbed” by the US government’s current approach to immigration and vowed to make his voice heard on the issue, the report said.
“For as long as I can remember, we’ve been a smarter, wiser and more innovative company because we’ve attracted the best and brightest from all over the world,” Cook told employees, according to the report. Cook made sure to “continue to lobby lawmakers on this issue,” according to the report.
Cook said immigration is particularly important to Apple because the company has “team members all over the U.S. on some form of visa,” according to the report.
Cook also reiterated his support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
In a memo last month, Cook said he was “heartbroken” by the recent events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after two people were killed by US federal immigration agents there. The killings sparked public outrage in the country.
“This is a time for de-escalation,” Cook said in a note. “I believe America is strongest when we live up to our highest ideals, when we treat everyone with dignity and respect no matter who they are or where they’re from, and when we embrace our shared humanity. That’s something Apple has always stood for.”
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