Reuters reports that U.S. tech firms including Amazon and Facebook filed an amicus brief yesterday backing a challenge to President Trump’s temporary ban on the entry of certain foreign workers. In the brief, filed in a lawsuit brought in California by major U.S. business associations, the companies argued the visa restrictions would hurt American businesses, lead employers to hire workers outside the United States, and further damage the struggling U.S. economy.
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Tech Giants Back Legal Challenge to Trump’s Foreign Worker Restrictions
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