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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Immigration Executive Order: 'It is Not a Policy We Support'
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That's because of the Hypocrisy of The Left. They believe in acceptance, they promote fairness, they tout inclusion and doing the right thing.... as long as it falls in line with what they believe. The liberal motto is "everyone should have a voice unless that voice is contrary to what we believe". You're allowed freedom of speech as long as it is approved speech.
Dumbest argument in this thread so far.
Hahaha what? You think the US currently admits all immigrants blindly? It's EXTREMELY difficult to legally immigrate to the US or even get a green card. And they are already extensively vetted.
Cook's letter is not whiny. He's doing what a CEO should do, expressing solidarity with his employees and their families who may be ripped apart because of this executive order. No, that's not an exaggeration.
Clearly it isn't enough. Because here in Europe, they do almost the same thing. Not sure whether it's a 2-year background check, but they do background checks. Yet, we still face terrorism (France, Germany, Belgium mainly). I mean, where did it go wrong???To come here there is a 2-year background check and investigation process.
This is exactly why we have a racist, thin-skinned idiot running out country. Ignorance. "Blindly letting immigrants in?" It's a 12-24 month process with vetting from multiple government agencies and they do everything they can to prevent people with the motives enter our country. Good grief
http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2015/12/how-the-refugee-vetting-process-works
In my own country, the Netherlands, we even have a special program to prepare immigrants to live in our country (yes I know, it's not unique at all, just mentioning it), but they refuse to adapt to our values. Haven't had an terror attack here from muslims, but we do have a lot of immigrants and Islamic people who are literally a threat to many people living here. They create havoc at the asylum centers, disrespect our freedom of religion, sexual orientation and so forth. It's a disgrace what these people are doing to our - and many other countries. The worst thing is that we could do something about it. What Trump did wouldn't even be necessary, you know. They just have to do a much better job on finding the bad guys. And while I make it sound like that's an easy thing to do, I have no doubt they actually CAN do more than they do now. They just refuse to take any action.
Clearly not enough then, that I can tell you.
He should be focusing on the "products in the pipeline"
Yeah, the world should follow your advice, accept and obey everything one leader is stating. I mean, why think?
/sarcasm
Scary that people say "focus on products not politics."
Couldn't that be said for anyone? Why don't you all just focus on your jobs and not comment on politics at all?
Couldn't that be said for anyone? Why don't you all just focus on your jobs and not comment on politics at all?
I did not vote trump but thanks for the broad brush
I think as the most powerful person in arguably the most powerful company on Earth Tim Cook should absolutely make his views known on this. Regardless of the condemnation I have of his products I think the more people who speak out on this Lunatic In Chief the better.
Well, in Canada, we took in 35,000 war refugees in 2016. Full background checks weren't performed because our esteemed boy leader just said - get 'em here now, we'll check 'em after they get here.
I'm not commenting on the issue, but how likely is it that Mr. Cook didn't know this would become public? I'm sure he composed it in such a way because he expected it to do so.
The thing here, is that Tim Cook should be leading his company. Because what he has released in the past few years (especially in 2016) is a total disappointment to many people. Not to me personally, but from what I read at Macrumors every day, people are clearly not happy about Apple these days. And I think that's a direct result of Cook not talking about his products, but about politics, social issues, the environment etc. If he wants to talk about those issues, he should resign and instead get a career in politics.
Tim Cook is a liberal. He is socially liberal. The only way in which he is not is from a business standpoint. Hmm.... why I wonder. Oh yeah, fiscally conservative policy is better for his bottom line and his personal wealth. However, take a look at Apple's track record on social issues and ballot issues, in California and nationally during his leadership.
I see no problem in trying to get a grip on what's happening in America, it's not forever and in the end will be better for everyone citizen and immigrant
The middle class is broke because the top 1% keep increasing their share of the country's wealth at the expense of workers. Blaming immigrants and the poor is a diversion tactic that billionaires (like Trump and his cabinet picks) use to distract the middle class from the real cause of wealth inequality. Meanwhile, they will introduce laws, like cutting taxes for the rich and corporations, and chipping away at public schools and affordable healthcare, that will cause the middle class to sink even lower. The irony is that the uneducated portion of the middle class is who voted them in, all because Trump was able to take advantage of their fear of immigrants and Muslims. The whole thing is like a tragi-farce.
You can surely bet that Tim and his ilk certainly won't decline or give back any corporate or individual income tax cuts that will be coming their way from Trump though.
It ain't the 1% eating your lunch. it's the out-of-control unions, and in particular the public-service unions, with their legacy gold-plated salaries and gold-plated pension plans - those people are your death knells.
Lately Tim has been acting like he's running for office.
They are involved, some of their employees will be affected by this, as are some of Googles, as are some of facebooks as are some probably most universities. It affects green card holders returning to what they thought was their home, it affects people just transiting through the U.S an other country.