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Time for a Tech March

Sriram Krishnan, a Snapchat employee and former Facebook employee

Green cards take years, sometimes decades to get. Intense process. Invalidating them and stranding residents outside is truly terrible.

Google

“We’re concerned about the impact of this order and any proposals that could impose restrictions on Googlers and their families, or that could create barriers to bringing great talent to the US. We’ll continue to make our views on these issues known to leaders in Washington and elsewhere.”

Apple CEO, Tim Cook

In my conversations with officials here in Washington this week, I’ve made it clear that Apple believes deeply in the importance of immigration — both to our company and to our nation’s future. Apple would not exist without immigration, let alone thrive and innovate the way we do.

I’ve heard from many of you who are deeply concerned about the executive order issued yesterday restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. I share your concerns. It is not a policy we support.

Microsoft

“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.”

Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella

“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.”

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

My great grandparents came from Germany, Austria and Poland. Priscilla's parents were refugees from China and Vietnam. The United States is a nation of immigrants, and we should be proud of that.

Like many of you, I'm concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump.

We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on people who actually pose a threat. Expanding the focus of law enforcement beyond people who are real threats would make all Americans less safe by diverting resources, while millions of undocumented folks who don't pose a threat will live in fear of deportation.

Facebook

“We are assessing the impact on our workforce and determining how best to protect our people and their families from any adverse effects.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

The blanket entry ban on citizens from certain primarily Muslim countries is not the best way to address the country’s challenges

Many people negatively affected by this policy are strong supporters of the US. They've done right,not wrong & don't deserve to be rejected.

Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick

“this ban will impact many innocent people — an issue that I will raise this coming Friday when I go to Washington for President Trump’s first business advisory group meeting.”

Lyft, CEO, Logan Green

“Throughout our history, Lyft has worked hard to create an inclusive, diverse and conscientious community where all of our drivers and passengers feel welcome and respected. Banning people of a particular religion from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values.”

Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings

Trump's actions are hurting Netflix employees around the world, and are so un-American it pains us all. Worse, these actions will make America less safe (through hatred and loss of allies) rather than more safe. A very sad week, and more to come with the lives of over 600,000 Dreamers here in a America under imminent threat. It is time to link arms together to protect American values of freedom and opportunity.

Square, Jack Dorsey

“We are concerned about the impact the recent executive action could have on our employees and our sellers. The contributions of our immigrant-owned small businesses play an important part in our economy and demonstrate the best of this country’s values. We stand with them and anyone affected.”

Twitter, Jack Dorsey

The Executive Order's humanitarian and economic impact is real and upsetting. We benefit from what refugees and immigrants bring to the U.S.

Twitter

Twitter is built by immigrants of all religions. We stand for and with them, always.

Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky

Open doors brings all of US together. Closing doors further divides US. Let's all find ways to connect people, not separate them.

Etsy CEO, Chad Dickerson

We are a nation of immigrants, and are stronger for it. I oppose excluding people from US based on their nationality or religion, period.

Entrepreneur and investor Max Levchin, who cofounded PayPal (along with Thiel)

My family & I, & 1000s of Soviet Jews like us came to US as refugees in '91 running from regime that persecuted us because of who we were.

Twilio CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson

Yesterday, that beacon of hope and freedom was extinguished, exactly when humanity needs it the most. Globally there are over 60,000,000 displaced people, more than any time since World War II. And today we turned our backs on them.

There is an obvious word for this, it is persecution. By instituting a religious test, we have very clearly enshrined religious discrimination in federal policy (and emboldened the “us vs. them” storyline that terror organizations propagate.)

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GoFundMe’s CEO Rob Solomon

America is a nation of immigrants, made up of folks from all walks of life, from places all around the world, who are woven into the very fabric of our communities and cities from coast to coast. Immigrants have enriched our nation and strengthened American values for generations. Immigrants are not only part of our communities—they’re critical to the success of American businesses. In fact, many employees and executives here at GoFundMe are immigrants.We oppose the new Executive Order, and we believe this new policy is counter to American values. Each and every day, we see individuals and organizations raising money on GoFundMe for refugee families who are hoping for a new start. And each and every day, we see the kindness of communities coming together to support these families in need.GoFundMe exists to give people the power to change their world. Millions of people have raised billions of dollars on our platform. As a company and platform, we do not discriminate, and most importantly we couldn’t exist without the contributions that immigrants have made to the great Silicon Valley companies that have preceded us.

Y Combinator President and investor, Sam Altman

The tech community is powerful. Large tech companies in particular have enormous power and are held in high regard. We need to hear from the CEOs clearly and unequivocally. Although there is some business risk in doing so, there is strength in numbers—if everyone does it early this coming week, we will all make each other stronger…

…At a minimum, companies should take a public stance. But talking is only somewhat effective, and employees should push their companies to figure out what actions they can take. I wish I had better ideas here, but we’re going to have a meeting on Friday at Y Combinator to discuss. I’d love to see other tech companies do the same.

BuzzFeed CEO, Jonah Peretti

I wanted to reach out in light of Trump’s most recent executive order on immigration. The United States of America is a nation of immigrants, and should continue to be a symbol of freedom in the world. Instead, the President has decided to let fear drive our government policy. Our thoughts are with the victims of this recent executive order, our employees around the world, including Muslims and their families abroad, refugees, and everyone whose lives may be turned upside down by this policy. These changes in government policy do not change BuzzFeed’s ongoing commitment to support and respect all of our employees and our diverse audience around the world.

Anil Dash

If you work in tech and your CEO was at the Trump roundtable, here is language you can send to your CEO. They need to hear you. (Please RT!) pic.twitter.com/SturouqE7m

Peter Thiel, why have you been so quiet?

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ralphmorgan-blog1 · 7 years ago

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Five things to watch for during Trump’s meeting with Putin

Hamburg, Germany (CNN)All eyes will be on President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday when the two controversial world leaders meet for the first time.

Over the past several days, Trump has been presented with a large binder of preparation materials for his trip to Europe -- but the section on his meeting with Putin amounts to only a "few pages" of paper, according to one White House official. A second official said each talking point is only a sentence or two long to keep Trump focused during his meeting.

Who will be in the room when Trump meets Putin?

Behind the scenes, advisers still express concern at Trump's unpredictability ahead of the session with Putin, especially in light of Putin's known practice of preparing extensively for his meetings with US leaders.

Everything from Trump's body language with Putin to what he decides to say in the brief public portion of the encounter will be dissected the world over. Americans and Russians will watch their world leaders closely, but so will foreign powers who hope to glean information about how the new administration views Russia.

Here's what to watch for:

Optics, optics, optics

It is generally the optics, not the substance, that defines a meeting such as this.

How will the two leaders present themselves? The body language and demeanor of the short public portion of Trump's meeting with Putin will be analyzed, analyzed again and then over-analyzed for days and weeks. Will they be standing or sitting? Does Trump shake Putin's hand? Does Trump use his height to lord over Putin? Or does Putin stay stoic and distant?

Trump has grown more aware of the optics that come with a bilateral meeting since his first visit with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House in January, where the president famously held May's hand while walking. Months later, Trump failed to shake German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hand during their meeting in the Oval Office, cementing the global view that their relationship was icy.

Trump, Merkel begin visit with handshake

Trump was far chummier in May when he met with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, at Putin's request. Photos of the encounter showed Trump laughing, pointing to Kislyak and slapping Lavrov on the back. Later it came out that Trump revealed highly classified information during the meeting. But the optics of the encounter already cemented the public view of Trump's relationship with Russia: friendly.

What do they talk about?

Cameras -- not surprisingly -- won't be allowed for the entirety of Trump's meeting with Putin, so the substance of what the two will discuss will be left to official readouts from each government and leaks from those in the room.

But the key question going into the meeting is whether Trump will bring up Russia's election meddling.

Trump, administration officials tell CNN, plans to focus primarily on disputes in Syria and Ukraine when he meets with Putin on Friday. While a formal plan for the meeting has yet to emerge, there is little expectation on the American side that Trump will bring up Russia's 2016 activities.

Will Trump bring up election meddling in Putin meeting?

The President said Thursday that Russia could have been behind efforts to influence the election but suggested the finger can be pointed elsewhere as well and that "nobody really knows for sure."

"I think it very well could be Russia but I think it could very well have been other countries," Trump said during a news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda. Russia has denied any involvement.

The Russians have looked to tamp down any suggestion that Trump and Putin will dive deeply into Russia's incursions into Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that the meeting will "inevitably be limited in time" and therefore there will likely not be enough time for Putin to present "the full understanding" of the situation in Ukraine.

Is Trump-Putin an Obama-Putin redux?

Former President Barack Obama's relationship with Putin was contentious.

"The personal relationship is very bad," Matthew Rojansky, a director at The Wilson Center told NPR in 2013. "There's no sugarcoating that, even though both have tried."

The crescendo of their contentious relationship came in September 2016, when the two shared a visibly terse meeting on the sidelines of the G20 in Hanghzhou, China. Photos of the meeting showed a stern Obama staring down Putin.

Obama later revealed that he told Putin "to cut it out" in his meddling in the 2016 election or "there were going to be serious consequences if he did not."

Not all presidents have viewed Putin with such skepticism, so a warm relationship with Trump would not be abnormal.

President George W. Bush said during a 2001 meeting with Putin that he was able to look him in the eye and "get a sense of his soul."

"I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy," Bush said, standing next to Putin. "We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul, a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country. And I appreciated so very much the frank dialogue."

He later added, "I wouldn't have invited him to my ranch if I didn't trust him."

Does North Korea's missile test change the Putin-Trump meeting?

Trump has taken a hardline stance against North Korea since he took office in January, but the rogue regime has ratcheted up, not calmed down, its missile tests. Most recently the North Koreans tests what they claimed was an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4.

So far, Trump's ire with the Kim Jong Un-led country has been focused on China.

"Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter," he tweeted hours before leaving for Poland. "So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!"

But Russia, like China, shares a border with North Korea and has so far defended the regime in the face of condemnation from the United States.

Lavrov warned Wednesday that Russia and China consider "unacceptable" any attempts to "justify a military solution" for the Korean peninsula by using the UN Security Council as an excuse.

"Any attempts of economic suffocation of the DPRK are also unacceptable," Lavrov added.

With North Korea's actions threatening to overshadow the G20 meeting, if Trump mentions North Korea in his meeting with Putin -- and how he does so -- may well prove key to future American actions on the regime.

How much does Trump's visit to Poland impact his Putin meeting?

Trump gave a well-received speech Thursday in Poland, a country whose fear and distrust of Russia is fundamental to its existence and its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which the country joined in 1999.

RELATED: Trump, showered in Polish praise, backs NATO's Article 5

And he strongly backed Article 5, the principle that dictates an attack against one NATO country is an attack against all of NATO.

"To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment," Trump said.

Trump failed to mention Article 5 during his first trip to Brussels in May, causing some to question his commitment to the principle. The White House dismissed those questions, arguing Trump's presence at an event honoring Article 5 and NATO's role in responding to the September 11 terrorist attacks was enough clarity about the United States' commitment to NATO collective defense.

RELATED: Conservative Polish politicians bus people in for Trump speech

Putin and Russia remain deeply skeptical of NATO. In June, Putin threatened to "eliminate" the "threat" of Sweden joining NATO.

"If Sweden joins NATO this will affect our relations in a negative way because we will consider that the infrastructure of the military bloc now approaches us from the Swedish side," Putin told his state news agency. "We will interpret that as an additional threat for Russia and we will think about how to eliminate this threat."