Thread by @RAICESTEXAS

We’re live now at #CodeCon with @ezraklein speaking about what’s happening at the border and why tech has a responsibility to stop profiting from an inhuman and racist deportation machine.

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan "Seeking asylum is legal." - @ErikaAndiola

"The border has become a constitution free zone. As you approach the border the power of the Executive extends to war powers. This happened after 9/11 when they took immigration out of DOJ to DHS." - @jonathandryan

#CodeCon

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan "There are kids right now in military camps. They are about to be denied permission to play soccer, to get educated. They are held in hieleras/ICE boxes. As a country we are using military tactics on families seeking asylum." - @ErikaAndiola

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan "The tech industry deserves a lot blame for what's happening at our border. Companies like @PalantirTech arrested sponsors that led to deportations. This led to a chilling effect and now children are spending longer in detention." - @jonathandryan

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech "We rejected @salesforce donation happily. We did that in solidarity with the tech workers at Salesforce who wanted the CBP contract canceled." #CodeCon

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce People like @Benioff, @ajassy and @BradSmi say "We're going to make the best tech for our boys", that "If it's legal we're doing it" - This is so wrong. Look at history. If tech wants to walk hand in hand with our govt, we'll be there to hold them accountable." #CodeCon

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce @Benioff @ajassy @BradSmi "That's why tech workers are rising up." - @jonathandryan

@ezraklein "Tech will say, someone else will build it"

"They are literally creating systems for ICE to go and arrest people. If your company wants to give a donation, there's a lot more you can do..." - @ErikaAndiola

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce @Benioff @ajassy @BradSmi "Tech can elect better people. Can push to make a humanitarian system. The Statue of Liberty doesn't say "give me your best and brightest". You in this audience need to use your power and privilege to make sure our immigration system is humane."

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce @Benioff @ajassy @BradSmi "The government could not do what the government is doing right now without the help of tech companies.

Remember, this isn't new. Obama built the machine that all Trump needed to do is get in the car and step on the gas." - @jonathandryan

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce @Benioff @ajassy @BradSmi "Companies building tech under the guise of patriotism need to refuse to participate. This is what they need to do. Tech was able to revolutionize Ireland by investing there, why not do the same in Guatemala? Let's given them the opportunity." - @jonathandryan

@ezraklein @ErikaAndiola @jonathandryan @PalantirTech @salesforce @Benioff @ajassy @BradSmi "I'm a Dreamer, a DACA recipient. I came across the border when I was 11 years old with my mom. ICE came to my house and took my mom from our house when I was 21" - @ErikaAndiola

"Right now we have a militarized border. It's trying to fix the problem by adding further military. This has led to 6 children dying in last many months. Why don't we give more treatment to our neighbors who are coming?" - @ErikaAndiola

@ErikaAndiola "If it wasn't our asylum law Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin, Einstein would not have been here. There's more we need to do to understand the root causes in Central America. We've been intervening in the Northern Triangle for over 40 years." - @jonathandryan

"We need to end the criminalization of immigration. We need to end the privatization of detention centers. We need to start by taking the boots of the necks of immigrants who come here." - @jonathandryan