Demonstrators in Chicago on Monday protest President Trump’s immigration ban.
In the wake of President Donald Trump ‘s immigration ban, Microsoft has made a formal plea to the administration to make exceptions for workers and students.
The tech giant is not backing down from its stand against the ban. But in a letter Thursday to the secretaries of homeland security and state, Microsoft asked them to create an exception process, allowing « responsible known travelers with pressing needs » to enter the US.
Microsoft said people with employer-sponsored work visas or student visas in good standing at an accredited university should be exempt from the ban.
« These are not people trying to avoid detection, » according to the five-page letter by Brad Smith, Microsoft’s chief legal counsel. « Rather, these individuals are ‘known quantities’ in their communities: their character, personalities, conduct, and behavior is well recognized and understood by their employers, colleagues, friends, and neighbors.
