Always an innovator, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has asked the public for help in rewriting Donald Trump's controversial immigration bill.
Trump's executive order late Friday (US time) temporarily blocked all refugees while also denying entry to citizens of Iran, Iraq and five other Muslim countries. The directives have already caused chaos around the world and have led to a global backlash.
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Elon Musk has some advice for Trump
Turning to admirers on Twitter, billionaire entreprenuer Elon Musk asks his fans to help make some amendments to Trumps Muslim ban.
Musk, who serves on two of the president's business advisory councils said the ban was "not the best way to address the country's challenges." Later, Musk offered to take the public's concerns directly to the president, asking his followers to send suggestions of how they believe the bill should be amended.
Please read immigration order. Lmk specific amendments. Will seek advisory council consensus & present to President. https://t.co/qLpbsP4lEk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2017
A number of Musk's Silicon Valley peers also hit out at Trump's executive order, with some leaders calling it immoral and un-American.
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said: "Not allowing countries or refugees into America is not right and we must stand with those who are affected."
Airbnb will provide free housing to anyone not allowed into the United States, Chesky said.
Netflix Inc chief executive Reed Hastings called it "a sad week" and added: "It is time to link arms together to protect American values of freedom and opportunity."
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Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook sent a letter to employees saying Trump's order was "not a policy we support" and promised to help affected employees.
"We have reached out to the White House to explain the negative effect on our co-workers and our company," Cook added.
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Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said: "Not allowing countries or refugees into America is not right and we must stand with those who are affected."
Friday's order could be a major headache for tech companies, potentially leaving employees stranded overseas and unable to return to the United States.
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Alphabet Inc's Google urgently called back employees from overseas and told ones who might be affected by the ban not to leave the United States.
CEO Sundar Pichai said in an email to staff that more than 100 Google employees were affected by the order, according to a Google executive.
One Google employee of Iranian nationality with legal US residency made it back to the United States just hours before the order took effect, he said.
"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.," Google said in a statement.
Microsoft Corp President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said in a company- wide email posted on LinkedIn that 76 company employees were citizens of the seven countries in question and held US work visas, and thus were directly affected by the order.
He said the company had not determined how many people with green cards, or permanent residence status, might be affected.
"As a company, Microsoft believes in a strong and balanced high-skilled immigration system," Smith said in the post. "We believe in the importance of protecting legitimate and law-abiding refugees whose very lives may be at stake in immigration proceedings."
Bloomberg, AAP