Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Others Sign on to Fight Trump’s Immigration Freeze
52 companies are now united against a proclamation from the Trump administration that suspends temporary work visas
Technology companies are throwing their weight behind lawsuits that accuse the Trump administration of harming the U.S. economy in suspending temporary work visas. On Monday, 52 companies including Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, and Microsoft signed onto an amicus brief in support of five trade organizations suing acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over new visa limits.
“Nonimmigrant visa programs help drive American innovation, competitiveness, and growth, and their suspension — for any amount of time — irreparably harms American workers, businesses, and the economy,” the amicus brief states.
In June, Trump issued a proclamation claiming that U.S. citizens have been displaced by foreign workers competing for skilled jobs on American soil. As NPR reported, the proclamation — which freezes green cards for new immigrants and suspends H-1B and other temporary work visas at least through the end of the year — was positioned as a way to protect for U.S. workers 525,000 jobs lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
