Key U.S. lawmakers and business leaders are calling for Congress to enact legislation to protect 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from being deported, after President Donald Trump moved to end a program that allowed them to stay in the United States to study, work and serve in the military years after their parents illegally brought them into the country. It doesn’t seem to be much of a reprieve as they are waiting for Congress to act,” said Mike Gempler, executive director of the Washington Growers League in Yakima, Wash.

Gempler said he hopes the Trump administration will leave the work permits in place during the six-month window it is giving Congress to come up with a permanent fix. They deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in American values.”

At Microsoft, at least 27 employees — including software engineers, finance professionals and retail associates — are beneficiaries of DACA, Brad Smith, Microsoft president and chief legal officer, wrote in an earlier blog post. Zuckerberg did not talk about any Facebook employees that may be affected or plans to support these individuals. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the decision “a sad day for our country” in a post , adding that it is “particularly cruel to offer young people the American Dream, encourage them to come out of the shadows and trust our government, and then punish them for it.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a note to employees that he was “deeply dismayed that 800,000 Americans — including more than 250 of our Apple coworkers — may soon find themselves cast out of the only country they’ve ever called home.” He said Apple will work with Congress on legislation “that provides permanent protections for all the Dreamers in our country” and that the company will support employees in need. The CEO took to Facebook (FB, Tech30) Live for 45 minutes on Wednesday to stream a conversation in his home with three undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. Congress must now act immediately to pass the Dream Act without any partisan, divisive amendments to permanently protect these young people.”

Business leaders also weighed in with support for protective legislation. JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon, chairman of the Business Roundtable, a group of chief executives of the country's largest companies, said, "When people come here to learn, work hard and give back to their communities, we should allow them to stay in the United States." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a business group, said undoing the protections and deporting the young immigrants was “contrary to fundamental American principles and the best interests of our country” and said the administration and Congress must find a legislative solution quickly.
Business leaders from various U.S. companies, including Facebook, Marriott International, JPMorgan Chase, and Microsoft, lobby to members of Congress to work on a permanent solution for DREAMers to stay legally in the country, many of whom are their employees.