Trump EO Letter Signatures

Final letter and next steps - please share widely

January 30, 2017 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Thank you for signing our letter opposing President Trump's executive orders on immigration.

Thank you all so much for signing our

opposing President Trump’s executive orders on immigration.

We are incredibly proud to tell you that in less than 12 hours yesterday, more than 400 of you—leaders of the tech community—joined our effort. It speaks volumes to the kind of community we have here in NYC and Tech:NYC is honored to be a part of it. So, thank you.We ask you now to do two things:

  1. Help share the letter, which you can find at www.technyc.org/TrumpEO. Here are a few sample tweets (if you write your own, it would be helpful if you could tag us @technyc so we can keep track):

    1. The NYC tech community stands united against efforts keep out immigrants and refugees www.technyc.org/TrumpEO #NoBanNoWall @technyc

    2. I am proud to stand with the NYC tech community and oppose Trump's exec orders www.technyc.org/TrumpEO #NoBanNoWall @technyc

    3. NYC is home to more immigrants than any other city. We want to keep it that way www.technyc.org/TrumpEO #NoBanNoWall @technyc

    4. ‪More than 400 NYC tech leaders stand up against keeping immigrants & refugees out www.technyc.org/TrumpEO @technyc #NoBanNoWall ‬

  2. Yesterday we focused on getting CEOs and investors to sign; today we have opened the letter up to everyone. We ask that you share the same link (www.technyc.org/TrumpEO) with your teams and networks and urge them to sign on as well.

Again, thank you. We are only as powerful as the people and companies we represent, and today we used that force to make our voices heard. This is only the first step—more work remains. You’ll be hearing from us.With gratitude, 

Julie Samuels

Executive Director

Tech:NYC