{"id":3148,"date":"2017-01-28T02:53:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T02:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/zuckerberg-defends-immigrants-threatened-by-trump.html"},"modified":"2017-01-28T02:53:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T02:53:15","slug":"zuckerberg-defends-immigrants-threatened-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/zuckerberg-defends-immigrants-threatened-by-trump.html","title":{"rendered":"Zuckerberg defends immigrants threatened by Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"


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While other tech leaders glad-hand with The Donald, Mark Zuckerberg is facing him head on. Today the Facebook CEO called out the president for his unAmerican views that demonize immigrants, while also tactfully encouraging the few positive policies and comments Trump has offered on the subject.<\/p>\n

You should read Zuckerberg\u2019s full Facebook post on the topic embedded at the bottom of this story, but the highlights include:<\/p>\n

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\u201cLike many of you, I\u2019m concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump.<\/p>\n

We need to keep this country safe, but we should do that by focusing on people who actually pose a threat.<\/p>\n

We should also keep our doors open to refugees and those who need help.<\/p>\n

That said, I was glad to hear President Trump say he\u2019s going to \u2018work something out\u2019 for Dreamers \u2014 immigrants who were brought to this country at a young age by their parents\u2026over the next few weeks I\u2019ll be working with our team at FWD.us to find ways we can help.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also glad the President believes our country should continue to benefit from \u2018people of great talent coming into the country.\u2019<\/p>\n

We are a nation of immigrants, and we all benefit when the best and brightest from around the world can live, work and contribute here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many business moguls see cooperating with Trump as crucial to protecting their businesses, but in this case, Zuckerberg\u2019s oppositional perspective is also vital to Facebook\u2019s success. The company employs a large number of immigrants in the U.S. via the high-skilled H-1B visa. Additional restrictions on the already overloaded H-1B visa program could prevent Facebook from hiring the talent it needs to keep building the world\u2019s most popular social networking products.<\/p>\n

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Zuckerberg meeting with heads of state<\/p>\n

Trump has railed against globalization\u2019s inevitable effect of manufacturing and other jobs moving to countries with looser worker protection and minimum wage laws. Trump\u2019s election happened in part because he harnessed the fear of less-educated American whites looking for an easy answer or scapegoat for their financial troubles.<\/p>\n

While the country will have to come to grips with how to deal with the coming unemployment crisis fueled by globalization and automation, and Zuckerberg doesn\u2019t claim to have an answer here, he\u2019s brave to stick up for inclusive values that underpin the modern American spirit. Even if that means sparring with the other most powerful man in the world.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zuckerberg today announced he\u2019s dropping\u00a0his Hawaiian land lawsuits that were part of him securing land on the island to build a home, calling the suits \u201ca mistake\u201d and planning a different route forward. The CEO has learned a lot about listening to the public since the early days of Facebook\u2019s privacy missteps.<\/p>\n

In other Facebook-Trump news, COO Sheryl Sandberg <\/a>yesterday posted her stern disagreement with Trump signing an executive order that will pull funding from foreign aid organizations that provide counseling about family planning options including abortion. She wrote, \u201cWomen\u2019s rights are human rights \u2014 and there is no more basic right than health care. Women around the world deserve our support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg has said<\/a> he\u2019s not currently planning to run for president. But it\u2019s clear he still plans to use his immense audience, power and fortune to push for progressive policies that don\u2019t rely on turning Americans and the nations of the world against each other.<\/p>\n

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