Ford CEO responds to Trump's immigration ban (F)

Ford's CEO Mark Fieldsofficially weighed in on Trump's immigration ban in an interview with Business Insider on Monday."Core to our values are respect for people. And all of our policies, including our human resource policies, support a diverse and inclusive workplace and we don't support policies that are counter to our values. We are going to stay focused to the well-being of our employees and running a successful business," Fields said when asked about the ban.Trump signed an executive order barring people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the US on Friday.Fields also told employees in a video message on Monday that it "will not support any policies" that counters the company's values of respect to all people, Automotive News reported.Fields is the first executive from the "big 3" automakers, which also includes General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, to respond to Trump's immigration ban. Ford has not released a statement publicly on the matter.Ford's hometown is in Dearborn, Michigan, which has been called America's Muslim Capital. Over 30% of the Dearbornpopulation is of Arab descent, Bloomberg reported.Fields has met with Trump at the White House on two back-to-back occasions. Last Monday, he attended a meeting on US manufacturingwith executives from Lockheed Martin, Whirlpool, and Under Armour, as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk.But he also attended another meeting on manufacturing last Tuesday that only included the CEOs from the big 3 automakers. Fields is also a part of Trump's Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.Fields said the meetings last week were "verygood and productive.""I'll be upfront and straightforward and tell it like it is," Fields said. "He was looking for what ideas we wouldhave to promote growth here in the US, manufacturing growth, jobs, things of that nature. He listened.""It was a conversation, it wasn't a one-way 'I want to give you a speech' kind of thing," he said.SEE ALSO:CEOs from the 'big 3' automakers met with Trump at the White House to talk jobsJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: We just got our first look at 'Blade Runner 2049' and it looks amazing
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