Google's Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai has written an open letter promoting tolerance after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently called for a total ban on all Muslims in the United States. In his Medium blog post Pichai referred to the business magnate's controversial comments but did not mention him by name. He implied that Trump has the right to have personal opinions, but they do not represent the entire country.
Pichai was named Google's CEO in August. He was born in Chennai, India, and moved to the U.S. to earn his Masters degrees.
Google's CEO shared that one of the top traits of the U.S. is the acceptance and tolerance of new American citizens. He explained the root cause is that America is a nation of immigrants.
Pichai then stated that Trump's recent anti-Muslim talk was discouraging. That is because it argued certain people's speech and ideas were unimportant based on their nation of origin or religion, according to Tech Crunch.
Google's CEO explained that his company includes a mix of different races and cultures. Each person has a different voice, outlook, and story, which creates a fun and productive workplace at the tech company.
The search giant released its second diversity report in the middle of this year. While its workforce has become more diverse since last year, as of January 2015 women held 30 percent of the company's jobs, while the percentage of Latino (3 percent) and African-American (2 percent) employees was unchanged from 2014.
Trump has made negative comments about various minority groups since launching his presidential campaign. His speeches have received disapproval from the worlds of politics, business, and entertainment.
Trump's call for a total U.S. ban of Muslims has been compared by some historians to Nazi rhetoric. However, ironically even the American Nazi Party's leader recently argued that Trump's total ban of Muslims would not work because "mainstream" politicians would block the passing of such laws, according to New York Daily. News.
In addition to Google, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg also spoke out against Trump's anti-Muslim comments. Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos suggested in a tweet he would like to launch Trump into outer space via a rocket.
Here's Donald Trump's call for a U.S. ban of Muslims: