Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted his support for immigrants on Sunday as President Donald Trump considers ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
250 of my Apple coworkers are #Dreamers. I stand with them. They deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in American values.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) September 3, 2017
Trump is scheduled to make an announcement on Tuesday about the future of DACA, which protects immigrants illegally brought to the United States as children.
Cook was one of dozens of chief executives in the U.S. who signed a letter last week urging Trump to preserve the DACA program initiated by former President Barack Obama.
In the letter, the CEOs said that “Dreamers are vital to the future of our companies and our economy. With them, we grow and create jobs. They are part of why we will continue to have a global