First Google warned of the adverse side-effects from Trump's executive order on immigration by telling its offshore employees to return to the US, and advising those currently in the country to refrain from traveling abroad.

Then, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, wrote in LinkedIn post that “as an immigrant and as a CEO, I’ve both experienced and seen the positive impact that immigration has on our company, for the country, and for the world. We will continue to advocate on this important topic.”

Finally, moments ago the big tech trifecta was completed when Apple CEO Tim Cook blasted President Donald Turmp's executive orders on immigration policies Saturday, saying that immigration has been essential to Apple's corporate climate.

“Apple would not exist without immigration, let alone thrive and innovate the way we do,” wrote Cook in an email to Apple staff, Recode reported. “I've heard from many of you who are deeply concerned about the executive order issued yesterday restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. I share your concerns. It is not a policy we support.” Cook also quoted Martin Luther King in the email to employees: “In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, ‘We may have all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now.’"

The statement comes after Apple CEO spent Thursday and Friday in D.C., meeting with senators, dining with the president’s daughter and son-in-law as well as Trump’s nominee to be Veterans Affairs secretary.

The full text of Cook's note is below: