I’ve read a lot of CEO talking points over the years, and most of them are carefully sanded down to avoid saying much of anything.
Tim Cook’s latest comments to Apple employees about immigration don’t read that way.
Cook told staff he is “deeply distraught” by the current U.S. approach to immigration and said he will continue to press the issue with lawmakers, according to
Bloomberg. He added that he has heard from employees who no longer feel safe being out in their own communities.
“I’ve heard from some of you that don’t feel comfortable leaving your homes. No one should feel this way. No one,” he told workers during an all‑hands meeting, according to
Bloomberg’s account of the event.
The same meeting included Cook’s pledge that Apple will lobby U.S. lawmakers on immigration, with a specific focus on employees working in the United States on visas,
Seeking Alpha reported
