Tim Cook reiterates support for DACA in the U.S.: ‘I want those folks protected’
Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has been a vocal supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), for years. And that continues to be the case in 2019.
Cook recently sat down with Rebecca Jarvis of ABC News and spoke about a variety of topics, including the mainstays like privacy and the other big tech companies out there doing things. Another point of conversation was DACA, which the news site uploaded today, November 22.
As mentioned above, Cook has been an adamant supporter of DACA for quite some time, especially recently as political changes in the United States have led to fear that the immigration policy would be altered in some way, or revoked altogether. Cook, for his part, has always stated that he believes DACA should be preserved, which he reiterates in this latest interview.
No matter who is in the White House, the things I’m focused on are going to be the same,” Cook told ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis in an exclusive interview. “I am focused on DACA. We have 450 folks in Apple, employed at Apple, who are employed on DACA. I want those folks protected. Not just the 450 but the broader DACA people in America.
The report notes that Cook signed an amicus brief in October of 2019 that was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, which aired his umbrage with the potential for DACA to be rescinded following the changes implemented by the current president of the United States.
Cook says he plans on fighting on this subject until his “toes point up”.
I will fight until my toes point up on the subject because I think that it is so core to who we are as a people that we not turn our back on people that came into the country as kids, they were brought here well before they could make a decision on their own,” Cook said. “These people are the core of what an American is.
The bits of the interview from ABC News can be found on its website.
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