Apple’s Cook talks immigration, succession and AI at meeting

CEO MAKES THE REMARKS DURING A COMPANY-WIDE MEETING

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APPLE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer Tim Cook told employees that he’s “deeply distraught” with the current US approach to immigration and will continue pressing the issue with lawmakers.

“I’ve heard from some of you that don’t feel comfortable leaving your homes,” Cook said during an all-hands meeting with staff on Thursday. “No one should feel this way. No one.”

The CEO added that immigration is especially important to Apple, which has “team members across the US on some form of visa.”

“For as long as I can remember, we have been a smarter, wiser, more innovative company because we’ve attracted the best and brightest from all corners of the world,’ he said.“I am going to continue to lobby lawmakers on this issue. You have my word on that.”