{"id":58606,"date":"2017-02-02T11:29:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=58606"},"modified":"2017-02-02T11:29:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T11:29:21","slug":"apple-cook-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/apple-cook-legal-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Cook for legal action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Microsoft and Google\u2019s Sundar Pichai, it\u2019s now Apple CEO Tim Cook\u2019s turn to challenge the immigration ban put forth by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Apple CEO told the media that hundreds of the company\u2019s employees have been affected by Trump\u2019s executive order on immigration, and that Apple was considering taking legal action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cook also said the company would be supporting employee fundraising efforts for organisations providing relief to refugees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58608\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-629845072_20170201211202998_7209178_ver1.0_640_360.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Cook for legal action\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-629845072_20170201211202998_7209178_ver1.0_640_360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-629845072_20170201211202998_7209178_ver1.0_640_360-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cook said he hopes that the White House can be persuaded to rescind the order, but that the company may resort to courts if the situation doesn\u2019t change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Apple CEO said he has been in talks with senior officials at the White House to resolve the situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMore than any country in the world, this country is strong because of our immigrant background and our capacity and ability as people to welcome people from all kinds of backgrounds. That\u2019s what makes us special,\u201d Cook was quoted as saying. \u201cWe ought to pause and really think deeply through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Cook did not specify the White House contacts, Trump told the Apple CEO and other tech leaders back in December that they could call him personally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Microsoft and Google\u2019s Sundar Pichai, it\u2019s now Apple CEO Tim Cook\u2019s turn to challenge the immigration ban put forth by US President Donald Trump. The Apple CEO told the media that hundreds of the company\u2019s employees have been affected by Trump\u2019s executive order on immigration, and that Apple was considering taking legal action. 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