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Silicon Valley’s Vigorous Response to Trump’s Immigration Ban and Its Far-Reaching Implications

Paul Balo by Paul Balo
January 30, 2017
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Silicon Valley, the melting pot of innovation and entrepreneurship, has expressed significant contention against the newly-elected U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration reforms. These reforms included, amongst others, an executive order temporarily ceasing refugee entry and suspending travel from seven primarily Islamic nations. This caused considerable pandemonium, leading to erroneous denials of entry at multiple U.S. airports over the weekend. The sizzling turmoil even reached green card holders, which sparked outrage and widespread protests throughout the nation.

Silicon Valley, with a concentration of immigrant workers, is one of the regions expected to be most heavily impacted. Giants within the tech industry, such as Google, started issuing internal directives to employees regarding the changes. Moreover, these companies and their staff started making significant donations to organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). These organizations have vigorously responded by launching legal challenges to the immigration ban.

The American tech news site TechCrunch reported numerous executives who have pledged financial support to the ACLU. The list includes figures such as Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, Nest founder Tony Fadell, and even Facebook’s head of advertising, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth.

In a defiant stand against the immigration restrictions, Google has established a $2 million “crisis fund.” This fund invites employees to match the contribution. Proceeds will be distributed amongst four humanitarian organizations: the ACLU, Immigrant Legal Resource Centre, International Rescue Committee, and Mercy Corps. Google executives have confirmed the fund’s existence and are separately contributing to the cause.

The response to the ban doesn’t stop within the realms of Silicon Valley’s tech giants. Controversial ride-hailing firm Uber angered users by overlooking a taxi driver’s strike at John F Kennedy airport in New York. However, to compensate, it is also establishing a $3m legal fund for drivers affected by the ban. Perhaps this development will pacify critics and woo back those disaffected customers who have joined a viral #DeleteUber campaign on Twitter.

The tech sector’s vehement reaction against the ban arises prominently from two key factors; firstly, a significant proportion of the workforce in Silicon Valley is foreign-born – nearly 74 percent of computer and mathematical workers ages 25 to 44. Secondly, over half of the billion-dollar startups in the U.S. have been founded by immigrants, as The Wall Street Journal reported. A study from the National Foundation for American Policy further emphasized the pivotal role of immigrants in the U.S. tech landscape. Collectively, the immigrant-founded startups in the U.S. are valued at $168 billion, creating an average of roughly 760 U.S. jobs per company.

High-profile companies such as Google and Instagram share the commonality of immigrant roots, either partially or wholly. This personal connection to the immigrant journey makes the implications of the ban even more significant for these tech pioneers.

In the dynamic and globally connected world of Silicon Valley, the changes in immigration policies provoke not merely a ripple, but a wave of responses. These reverberations will impact the landscape of tech innovation and entrepreneurship in ways that are yet to be fully understood.

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Paul Balo is the founder of TechBooky and a highly skilled wireless communications professional with a strong background in cloud computing, offering extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing wireless communication systems.

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