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Trump travel ban stirs faint outcry beyond Silicon Valley

Most US corporate bosses have stayed silent on executive order on immigration but a few CEOs have denounced it

Published Mon, Jan 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    MOST US corporate bosses have stayed silent on President Donald Trump's immigration curbs, underscoring the sensitivities around opposing policies that could provoke a backlash from the White House.

    While the leaders of Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc emailed their staff to denounce the suspension of the US refugee programme and the halting of arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries, many of their counterparts in other industries either declined comment or responded with company statements reiterating their commitment to diversity.

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