Airbnb and Starbucks have announced the first practical response of big American companies - free accommodation and employment of immigrants who are banned from entering the United States - the decree controversial illegal immigration given by President Donald Trump, branded as "unfair" by large employers.
Starbucks coffee chain will recruit up to 10,000 refugees in the next five years, the employee in writing, on Sunday, CEO Howard Schultz. They target people who have fled war, persecution and discrimination in the 75 countries where it operates American group.
In the US, Starbucks will begin by recruiting refugees who worked for the US military as interpreters, for example.
Schultz, a friend of the Democratic Party, also announced that Starbucks is in contact with employees affected by drecretul presidential who implemented severe restrictions in access to the US territory and "checks extreme" citizens of seven Muslim countries - Syria, Libya, Sudan Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.
"We live in an unprecedented period, a time during which (...) the promise of the American dream is questioned," he denounced.
Airbnb proposes to turn a free hosting affected persons, refugees stranded at airports these restrictions.
"Airbnb provides a free accommodation and refugees of any person is prohibited to enter the United States," he wrote on his Twitter account Brian Chesky, CEO of the group. He promises further announcements.
"Contact me if you need accommodation," he concludes. The Group intends to use its program in case of natural disaster, which provides reception of displaced persons.
Platform rental housing online, whose offers are in propirţie over 80% outside the US, envisages also specific measures if there is no hosts near the place where a person affected by decree against immigration.
"Opening our borders closing. Closing the divide them still a little the United States. Let's find means to connect people and not to split," Brian Chesky calls.
His message was received positively by the group members. "We have accommodation available at Philadeplphia (northeast). How can I participate or contribute?" Asks Andrew Tran example.
In the same vein, Starbucks has committed to reimburse employees who are part of the IF established by previous US President Barack Obama in 2012, which allowed the more than 750,000 illegal immigrants who arrived when they were minors territory US to obtain permits to stay and work.
Schultz, CEO one of the few Americans who mixed in a political debate on racial tensions, two years ago, came to the aid of another target inside Sunday's Donald Trump - Mexico.
You have "built bridges and not walls with Mexico," he complains, referring to the wall that new US president wants to raise the border between the United States and this country.
Lyft reservation service cars without drivers, among whose shareholders are General Motors, has pledged to donate one million dollars of the organization for the defense of civil rights American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which attacked the American justice those restrictions immigration.
Concurebtul his Uber, widely criticized on social networks because its initial reaction, considered weak, pledged to help the affected drivers, and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, asked his Twitter account subscribers il and make suggestions on possible amendments to the decree on migration.
Once employers in Silicon Valley giants have expressed concern Saturday, it swept him and the leaders of multinationals based on the East Coast.
Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of industrial conglomerate General Electric (aircraft engines, turbines), which employ many workers, states that they "are important to our success."
JPMorgan Chase Bank began, in-part, to examine together with employees with visas that can be done, said CEO Jamie Dimon, who promised support for "unabated".
Dimon and Immelt part, along with Elon Musk, the forum selected by Donald Trump large employers to advise it in connection with its economic policy.
