Amazon Working With Lawmakers to Counter Trump's Immigration Order

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Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant is working with lawmakers and state officials to explore legal options to counter President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration .

In an email to staff Monday, Mr. Bezos said the company has reached out to members of Congress to explore legislative options. The company's public policy team in Washington, D.C., has also reached out to senior administration officials to make clear its opposition, Mr. Bezos wrote.


http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/01/30/amazon-working-with-lawmakers-to-counter-trumps-immigration-order.html

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Tech Companies Protest Trump Immigration Order

Google, Apple and other tech giants expressed dismay over an executive order on immigration from President Donald Trump that bars nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.

The U.S tech industry relies on foreign engineers and other technical experts for a sizeable percentage of its workforce. The order bars entry to the U.S. for anyone from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/tech-companies-protest-trump-immigration-order-45117319