Google employees rally in thousands against Trump immigration ban
San Francisco
THOUSANDS of Google employees staged protests on Monday over President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, revealing rising tension between the technology industry and new administration.
More than two thousand employees of Google parent Alphabet Inc participated across several offices. At Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters, chief executive officer Sundar Pichai and co-founder Sergey Brin - both immigrants - spoke to the crowd, voicing concerns over Mr Trump's order that limits travel to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries. …
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