They're both evil, but incompatible. Uber needs cheap illegals to keep driver costs down. That's not a good match to Trump's position.
Don't forget this. Don't let this turn cloudy in your mind. The administration campaigned for a crackdown on illegal immigration and immediately went after legal immigrants instead, despite assurances to the contrary.
I don't support the travel ban, but I also don't support the rampant mis-characterization of it in the media and here on HN.
Immigration requires travel. Banning travel effectively bans immigration
> Green card holders and dual citizens can enter the US freely (now that the botched implementation details have been cleared up).
You mean, now that federal judges have issued orders to stay the President's ban. There was no exception mentioned for green card holders in the executive order.
The President is not above the law. When he breaks it he will be held accountable.
I do think his stance on worker rights is wrong, but that's a separate issue.
Inflammatory phrasing aside, are you sure an 'illegal' could actually become an Uber driver? I suspect not - they are forced to work for cash-in-hand payment and don't have social security numbers. I don't see how Uber could enable that.
Seriously? Do you really think needing an SSN is a barrier to employment these days? Aside from the fact that I'm sure uber would take a ITIN, it is not at all unheard of for 'undocumented immigrants' to 'borrow' SSNs from unwitting citizens. In fact, many times this isn't even a problem for the legitimate holder of the SSN.
Plus, these days you don't need to have immigrated to the US legally at all to get a driver's license*
Now, that said I doubt very much that Uber relies on such employees - I just think saying it can't happen is ridiculous.
[1]http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/ab-60-drivers-license.php