Silicon Valley fights Trump immigrant curbs

Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump's clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticising the plan, as well as helping employees ensnared by his executive order. In an industry that has long depended on immigrants and celebrated their contributions there was little consensus on exactly how to respond to Trump's move on Friday. But, while most in the tech industry stopped short of directly criticising the new Republican president, they went much further than their counterparts in other sectors, who were mostly silent over the weekend. Most of the major US banks and auto companies, for example, declined to comment in response to Reuters inquiries. Trump ordered a temporary ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries and a 120-day halt to refugee resettlement. The action triggered a global backlash, and sowed confusion and anger after immigrants, refugees and visitors were kept off flights and left stranded in airports. Bigger companies such as Apple Inc, Google and Microsoft Corp offered legal aid to employees affected by the order, according to letters sent to staff. Several Silicon Valley...

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