wal-mart store inc target corp pepsico inc wednesday join expand group nearly 800 company call letter u.s. legislation protect immigrants bring country illegally parent deportation accord organizer fwd.us retailers company ask congress pass permanent replacement defer action childhood arrivals daca reflect broaden pressure political leaders find solution roughly 800,000 immigrants know dreamers group businesses less half size weight toward technology company send similar letter august president donald trump say would end program new letter reflect trump decision ask permanent solution let daca recipients remain unite state trump say daca immigrants work permit expire march apply renew another two years oct. 5. letter spearhead fwd.us pro-immigration group co-founded facebook inc chief executive mark zuckerberg first incarnation letter include signatories major technology company apple inc microsoft corp amazon.com alphabet inc google course several days much broad swath u.s. economy media firm viacom private equity firm tpg sign new letter add firm like biotech firm becton dickinson co accord copy letter signatures see reuters see business leaders every major sector economy come ask congress pass permanent fix daca right away show bipartisan issue strong support todd schulte president fwd.us tell reuters new letter call congress immediately pass bipartisan dream act similar legislation give dreamers permanent legislative solution deserve dream act first introduce congress 2001 would provide dreamers way become u.s. citizens first become permanent residents daca set executive action introduce president barack obama 2012 include pathway citizenship would require act congress conservatives particular object offer citizenship daca recipients activists include unite dream also encourage daca recipients company work public situation enrique ramirez bring unite state mexico two years old graduate harvard university attend law school university texas austin much money invest country even conservative person want contribute community ramirez say daca shield recipients deportation allow work attend school legally certain requirements meet speak abc television sept. 19 apple ceo tim cook say encourage lead democrats republican president trump say near deal daca legislation apple say 250 daca beneficiaries among rank think essential let stay country welcome cook say daca recipients encourage congress pass law make permanent tech company look pair local group help daca recipients ride-haling firm uber technologies inc uber.ul say hold series town-hall meet 10 cities answer drivers question daca change plan donate 500,000 local group help drivers issue like paperwork application fee walmart target join call 'dreamer legislation