Posted on 12/09/2016 7:53:58 PM PST by Steelfish
Mark Zuckerberg Joins Tech Bosses In Supporting Obama On Immigration
The tech industry says the ‘ingenuity, skill and entrepreneurial spirit’ of immigrants is good for the US economy, and is backing Barack Obama ‘America’s immigration enforcement policies should ensure that immigrants’ ingenuity, skills, and entrepreneurial spirit are contributing to the US economy,’ says a brief written by Mark Zuckerberg’s advocacy group Fwd.us.
8 March 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have urged the supreme court to uphold Barack Obama’s efforts to allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the US.
It marks the latest step in what has largely been a tough political sell by US technology firms to the rest of the country: that additional immigrants would benefit the American economy. The issue has long struck a chord here, where many of the industry’s hottest companies rely heavily on executives and engineers born elsewhere.
“Instead of inviting the economic contributions of immigrants, our immigration enforcement policies have often inhibited the productivity of US companies and made it harder for them to compete in the global marketplace,” said a court brief, published on 8 March by Zuckerberg’s advocacy group FWD.us. “America’s immigration enforcement policies should ensure that immigrants’ ingenuity, skills, and entrepreneurial spirit are contributing to the US economy.”
Other executives who signed on to the brief include LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalists Ron Conway and Jeremy Levine.
The case will determine whether Obama overstepped presidential power when, through executive order, he created a program where potentially millions of undocumented parents of their US-born children could stay in the country indefinitely through a work permit. The state of Texas sued to block the order, and a lower court halted it until further review.
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It seems that the rodent thinks he should rule the world because millions of idiots want other millions of idiots to know what they had for breakfast. Hey rodent boy - here’s a clue - listen to those footsteps - you’re about to become an asterix - nothing at all.
He begged and kissed as$ to the Premier of China to freaking NAME HIS CHILD..!
Creep or what..?!
The guy refused, flat-out.
It was some ploy to curry influence, the better to crack open the Chinese market to Facebook.
old news?
No surprise. He stole Facebook from a group of Harvard undergraduates.
H1-B visas aren’t enough for Zucker....
Open the floodgates wider.
Sure, Suckerberg supports amnesty. The POS hypocrite has his compound surrounded by high walls and guys with guns 24-7. No sweat to him the misery these policies cause the hoi-poloi.
If a drunk illegal alien driving 90 MPH crashes into Suckerberg’s limo, would it be OK to laugh?
The only 'economy' these guys care about is their own bottom line. Cheap Labor Express Jerks.
It would be OK to make a fortune selling the video of it, and laugh all the way to the bank.
“Masters of the Universe” or so they think
The tech industry says the ‘ingenuity, skill and entrepreneurial spirit’ of immigrants is good for the US economy
Legal, controlled immigration - I’m all for that. Not the illegal immigration that the political establishment in this country has encouraged for decades.
All you @ssholes are traitors, lawbreakers and greedy bastards who only want cheap labor and more voters for the democratic party...go to phucking hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve encountered tech workers from from faraway countries whose concepts of workplace relationships and decision-making are not a good match for American norms. I’ve also seen native-born American technologists in situations where these foreign-born workers dominate the ranks of both colleagues and direct management. The Americans discover they need to either get out ASAP or learn to love servility and to fetishize every casually-spoken word from one’s superiors.
I hope Trump gets lefty deFacebook and google.
You sure read my thoughts. Facebook, Google, and AOL are actually the media propaganda arm of the DNC
The second in command would not give a necessary warning 'the second time' out of respect for the higher status captain - resulting in higher numbers of plane crashes. (Malcome Gladwell - "David and Goliath")
Culture matters. Interesting points Mmmike...
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