Grant Exceptions: Travel Ban and Amazon Inc

grant exceptions: The proposal argues that the secretaries have the power to grant exceptions to the travel ban under the order issued last week by President Trump, according to CBC. Tech execs trash Trump travel ban Technology CEOs worried by Trump immigration crackdown Technology companies including Microsoft, Google owner Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. and Amazon Inc. have been vocal in their opposition to Trump's order, arguing that they rely on workers from around the world to create their products and services. In a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Microsoft president Brad Smith outlined a program for case-by-case review of exceptions to a travel ban instituted last week for Responsible Known Travelers with Pressing Needs. Amazon and Expedia Inc. filed declarations of support on Monday in a legal challenge by the Washington state attorney general to the order. Microsoft's proposal would cover holders of the H-1B visa, a temporary work visa that the tech sector relies on to recruit foreign talent. Microsoft said on Thursday that 76 of its employees and 41 dependants were affected by the travel ban. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.