With the declaration of President Trump's immigration executive order, leading tech firms including Apple are considering to take legal steps to rescind the policy. Other firms like Microsoft and Amazon also intends to join the legal battle for the immigrants' rights.

Last Friday, the executive order declared the suspension of entry of all refugees to the United States for 120 days, Syrian refugees to be banned for indefinite amount of time, and blocking of citizens of 7 major Muslim countries from entering US for 9-0 days.

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The declaration gravely affect not just the rights and privileges of particular groups, but also affects the workforce of major tech firms in the country, as many talents in engineering, biosciences, and computer science came from the list of those who are banned.

Apple CEO Tim Cook tells that hundreds of their employees are affected with the sudden declaration. Cook says that the rescinding of the executive order will not only affect Apple, but will be beneficial across all US industries dependent on immigrant workforce.

"More than any country in the world, this country is strong because of our immigrant background and our capacity and ability as people to welcome people from all kinds of backgrounds," Tim Cook said.

Apple is now increasing their donations for the refugee relief funds while the legal action needs to take place first. On a different occasion, Airbnb's response to the executive order is to provide free housing for immigrants displaced. A rather bold response is from Google, with 2,000 employees planning a worldwide walkout.

A number of tech firm employees are now trapped outside the country. Despite the growing number of protests across the United States, particularly on airports, the executive order has not been lifted. Cook together with Apple and all other Silicon Valley giants will join forces in legal action against the immigration order.