Silicon Valley Debates Trump Engagement

The group offers anonymity to tech workers who feel uneasy about publicly expressing their political views. Tech Solidarity publicizes its meetings on Twitter, but attendees are given a user name and password to a webpage to access the event's location. Over the weekend, 97 tech companies, including Apple, Facebook and Alphabet's Google, filed a court brief opposing Trump's immigration order. And immigration groups are still dealing with a flood of calls to their offices. But it's not only money that Tech Solidarity participants are offering as support.


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Silicon Valley Debates Trump Engagement

Silicon Valley is struggling with how to interact with the Trump administration. "When there's an opportunity, we will work with President Trump. Meanwhile, tech employees have taken their concerns about the Trump administration - and how their companies are reacting - directly to social media or to their bosses. More Involvement in PoliticsOver the past five years, Silicon Valley has upped its spending on electoral politics and policy issues. The past few weeks have seen industry-wide letters and court filings over the Trump administration's executive order travel ban.




One change that is being discussed is changing the way H1-B visas are granted. This is the only way to ensure the next generation of great companies with fantastic jobs for Americans will be born. So it's critical to keep the H-1B lottery system in place, and raise the cap to attract the talent America needs to continue innovating. During a recent White House briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted reforming the H-1B visa program is on the table for President Trump. Let Silicon Valley, Silicon Alley, and all of the great pockets of innovation all over this country do what we do best - build great companies with the best talent we can find in the world.


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