UberLetter

As someone who has lived and worked in a number of diverse cities, I've had the pleasure of working with and getting to know many immigrants. Some of them are affected by the president's extreme, arbitrary, and racially motivated ban.

Uber is in a unique position. Not only a are you a leader in technology, your CEO, Travis Kalanick, has the ear of the president. Unfortunately, so far his soft wait-and-see stance only serves to enable the president's actions. I strongly believe that by refusing to take a strong stance on the Muslim ban, Uber is planting its flag firmly on the wrong side of history.

I urge you to pass this message up the chain: the tech world is watching. I can't speak for the entirety of an industry, but I know quite a few talented software developers. If there's one thing we have in common, it's that we are an idealistic bunch who build the world they want to live in. In today's market, we developers have a privileged position of being choosy about our employers. If Uber wants to maintain its ability to hire competent developers, it is imperative that the company stop hedging and make a firm and public stand on the president's harmful, racist policy.