Employees at Salesforce wrote a letter to chief executive Marc Benioff. They want him to speak out against recent actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They also want him to stop ICE from using Salesforce software.
The letter mentions two people, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed in Minneapolis. Employees say these deaths show a serious problem with how ICE treats people. The number of people who signed the letter is not clear.
The letter comes during Salesforce’s annual event in Las Vegas. At this event, Benioff thanked international employees. He joked about ICE agents being there, which upset many workers.
Employees quickly expressed their anger. Some said they were very disappointed. This reaction was stronger than before when Benioff made other controversial comments.
Salesforce has not commented yet. The letter says it is wrong for Salesforce to help ICE hire 10,000 new agents. It asks Benioff to use his influence to stop ICE’s actions.
Vocabulary List:
- Executive /ɪɡˈzɛk.jə.tɪv/ (noun): A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business.
- Customs /ˈkʌstəmz/ (noun): The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.
- Influence /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ (noun): The capacity to have an effect on the character development or behavior of someone or something.
- Controversial /ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ (adjective): Giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.
- Expressed /ɪkˈsprɛst/ (verb): Conveyed a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct.
- Serious /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ (adjective): Significantly important; having deep meaning.
