Elon Musk's Tesla joins dozens of world's biggest firms in legal battle against order

NEW YORK, 07 Feb. - (ANA) - The technology industry has been among the most vocal in opposition to Mr Trump’s immigration policies.

The list of companies opposing President Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ just keeps growing.

On Monday, Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX, as well as 29 other corporations joined almost a hundred tech companies in their legal fight against Mr Trump’s order on immigration, claiming that his policies violate the constitution, according to CNN.

Over the weekend, ninety-seven companies, including Apple,  Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Intel, Netflix, Snap and Uber Technologies, already filed an impassioned legal brief, stepping up the industry’s growing opposition to the policy.

“Immigrants make many of the Nation’s greatest discoveries, and create some of the country’s most innovative and iconic companies,” the brief states, according to Bloomberg.

“America has long recognized the importance of protecting ourselves against those who would do us harm. But it has done so while maintaining our fundamental commitment to welcoming immigrants—through increased background checks and other controls on people seeking to enter our country.”

The technology industry has been among the most vocal in opposition to Mr Trump’s immigration policies.

Travis Kalanick, Uber's CEO, stepped down from Mr Trump’s business advisory council after criticism from customers and drivers.

Tech giant  Google in January set up a $4m (£3.2m) crisis fund to help employees and other people affected by the policy while Airbnb offered free accommodation to people left stranded by the ban.

Microsoft previously sent a letter to its employees offering legal assistance to those affected, and  Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has also personally voiced his concern.

Beyond the tech sector, Starbucks has said it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years in response to the new President’s move. - (ANA) -

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