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Tech Leaders Respond To Trump's Immigration Order

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Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is leading the charge in the technology industry against President Trump's latest immigration order.

Among the concerns for many in Silicon Valley is a draft executive order reported by Bloomberg that would place restrictions on use of the H-1B visa, which is seen as crucial for technology firms.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Edmund Lee (@edmundlee), managing editor of Recode, about immigration and Silicon Valley.

This article was originally published on January 31, 2017.

This segment aired on January 31, 2017.

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