Amazon, Google, Twitter, and other tech companies are speaking out against Trump's freeze on immigrant work visas
Amazon, Google, Twitter, and other major tech companies are criticizing Trump's move to halt certain immigration visas.In an order Monday, Trumpon H-1B and other work visas, with officials arguing it would prevent immigrants from taking American jobs during an economic crisis.
to the order on Monday, saying: "Immigration has contributed immensely to America's economic success, making it a global leader in tech, and also Google the company it is today."that Trump's order was "unbelievably bad policy on every level. It will only mean more jobs move outside the US, and in no way makes America better or more competitive."
"My personal opinion is that we're not going to be going back to any type of easing of things, even as things settle down," Reaz Jafri, an immigration laywer at Withers Worldwide, told Business Insider.
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