Posted on 01/30/2017 5:10:24 PM PST by CedarDave
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant is working with lawmakers and state officials to explore legal options to counter President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration.
In an email to staff Monday, Mr. Bezos said the company has reached out to members of Congress to explore legislative options. The company’s public policy team in Washington, D.C., also has reached out to senior administration officials to make clear its opposition, Mr. Bezos wrote.
In one of the strongest signs of corporate disapproval of the order, Mr. Bezos said Amazon has prepared a declaration of support for a suit expected to be filed against the order by the Washington state Attorney General. “We are working on other legal options, as well,” he added.
“To our employees in the U.S. and around the world who may be directly affected by this order, I want you to know that the full extent of Amazon’s resources are behind you,” Mr. Bezos added.
Leaders from across the technology industry have criticized Mr. Trump’s temporary immigration ban on foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, expressing concern about the order’s effect on their employees, with some executives saying the ban violated their personal and company principles.
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People are going to need to go to jail.
If this is true, my Prime membership will be in the sh*tcan faster than I typed this.
How about employees affected by terrorist attacks?
They don’t matter, I gather.
Maybe its time to start getting our online orders from other sources.
It wouldn’t surprise me if there is increased effort to unionize Amazon. Bezos better be careful where he steps. LOL.
Me too. And I’m up soon. February.
In fact, that will be my last Amazon order, ever.
Why do they have interest in delivering things for Isis?
Congratulations amazon you just “Targeted” yourself
How many muslims did these guys hire?!
The answer is NONE. My company put out the same garbage about how this was against their principles and offering support to those affected (hint - none)
this is a full on attack on the coming H1B blocks.
Amazon’s costs of employment will go up when that happens and Bezos isn’t going to let that happen. But it looks nicer to say he’s defending individual rights than his own wallet.
I have about had with AMAZON and there are 65 million of us.
Everyone and their Dog should get the Free month of Prime then cancel
Mine too.
BOYCOTT AMAZON!
It’s true.
Amazon is dead to me.
When Bezos gets his head chopped off and placed on top of his crotch I will listen to his protests in support of terrorist states who don’t cooperate with vetting. He is just a liberal idiot that instinctively sides with evil who has not had the splash back, yet.
I went down to grab a cup of coffee today and walked up the counter.....dawned on me, it’s a Starbucks kiosk. Turned and walked away. Damn I wanted coffee...but some things are just too important.
All out push to destroy America is on. This is going to be fun.
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