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EventhoughTrumporiginallypromisedtorepealDACAondayoneofhispresidency,hehasyettodosoandtheDepartmentHomelandSecuritywouldbewisetofocusitsattentionelsewhere,asKellyinferredinhisrecentstatement.

ConversationsaboutrepealingDACAdistractfromrealconcernsaboutthesafetyofAmericansandthebenefitsofimmigration,andalsoignorefundamentalcausesofillegalimmigration.

ImmigrationBenefitstheCountry

DACAisanexecutiveorderfrom Obamawhichtemporarilystayedthedeportationofun edimmigrantsbroughtunwittinglytotheUnitedStatesbytheirparentsaschildren.

Amongseveralotherrequirements,individualsapplyingtoDACAmustbeenrolledinschool,graduatedfromhighschool,enlistedinthemilitary,undergoabackgroundcheckandgothroughotherextensivescreeningprocessestodetermineiftheypresentapublicsafetyriskoriftheyqualifytoremainintheUnitedStates.

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ALIBABA’SJACKMAISTAKINGONSILICONVALLEY—ANDMAYEVENFINDTIMETOFIXTHE -U.S.TRADEDEFICIT

IntheaftermathoftherecentU.S.election,asnotablesfromnearandfar(andreallyfar)madetheirpilgrimagestoTrumpTowerho tofigureoutwhatthismostunexpectedpresidencymightlooklike,thesetwomadetheoddestofcouples:thetall,elabora ycoiffed -electandtheelfinCEOofthemostfamous in

,acountrycandidateDonaldTrumphadrepeatedlyexcoriatedonthe ntrailasatradevillain.

IntheextraordinarylifeofMaYun,knowntomostpeopleintheWestasJackMa,thismeetandgreetonsteroidswasyetanotherofmanyextraordinarymoments.Ma,thefounderandexecutivechairmanoftheAlibabaGroup,hadcometoManhattanto lTrumphewantedtohelpAmericanentrepreneursselltheirgoodsdirectlyinto —using,ofcourse,his mercesitetoconnectbuyerstosellers.AsMawasspeakingtotheassembledpress,Trumpatonepointleanedintothemicrophoneandchirped,“Helovesthiscountry.”

Afewsecondslater,Trumprealizedhemighthaveerred.Proclaimingtotheworldthatthemostgloballyvisiblebusinessmaninacountryrunbyanauthoritarianregimethatis,atbest,astrategicrivalofWashington’s“l(fā)oves”theUnitedStatesmightnotbegoodforMabackhome.SoTrump,toweringoverhistinycounterpart,awkwardlyinterjected,“Heloves too,”asMagrinnedbutsaidnothing.

Thatthetwomenhititoffthatday—andfriendsofeachsaytheydid—isnotsurprising.Ma,likeTrump,isbrashand

blunt,particularlybythestandardssetfor

businessmen,mostofwhomavoidattentionthewayTrumpavoidsstrongwinds.NotMa.“He’sanalien,’’hisfriendandfellowbillionaireGuoGuangchang,founderoftheShanghaiconglomeratetheFosunGroup,oncesaid.“He’ssooutthere.”Everyyear,forexample,Mahostsanannualmeetingof“Aliren”(Alibabapeople)fromallovertheworldatthe ’sheadquartersinHangzhou,about100

southofShanghai.

EmployeesandcustomersalikecometohearMaevangelizeforthebrand.Andevangelizehedoes,makingimpassionedspeechesaboutwhatthe hasplishedeachyear,aswellaswhatithasfailedtodo.Heinvitescelebritiesandpoliticiansand

businesspeople.ArnoldSchwarzeneggercamewhilehewas ernorofCalifornia.I’veseenMaablytranslateaQ&Asessionwiththen–U.S.Ambassadorto JonHuntsman,andI’veseenhimsharethatstagewiththeCEOofeBay,a hegleefullydroveoutof

whenMegWhitman(nowrunningHewlett-Packard)wasincharge.

IfirstgottoknowMawhilehewasintheprocessofoutwittingWhitmanintheearly2000s.Hesatinhisofficeand,proudlyontherecord,toldstoryafterstoryofhowhethoughteBay—thenhisprimarycompetitorin —wasscrewingup.HetoldmeWhitmanwasmakingsecretvisitsto

thecountryandspendingweekswithher team,tryingtogettheirstrategyright.Heeventoldmewhereshewasstayingwhilethere(theprivateresidencewingoftheJ.W.MarriottinShanghai).Hecackledrepeatedlyduringour

conversation,mockinghisrivalandher .HewassoopenthatIhadahardtimebelievingIwasinterviewinga

CEO.AfterIlefthisoffice,IcalledtheMarriottwhereMahadsaidWhitmanwasholedup.Hewasright.

MaisnotboastfulthewayTrumphasalwaysbeen,butheisferociouslyambitiousforhimselfandhis —inawaythatsome ystsbelieveisriskyforAlibaba.Nextmonth,undertheguiseofhel “l(fā)evelthe yingfield”(Ma’swords)betweentheU.S.and ontrade,hewillmovetoexpandAlibaba’spresenceintheU.S.HewillvisitDetroitforatwo-dayAlibaba-producedeventcalledGateway17.ItspurposewillbetodemonstratehowAmericanbusinessescanutilizethevirtualshop mallthatisAlibabatosellinto .Itwilldoso,inpart,byintroducingsomeAmericanentrepreneurswhohavealreadydonejustthat.Matalksenthusiasticallyaboutathird-generationcherryfarmerfromWashingtonwhohasalreadysold“tons”ofcherriesin usingAlibaba’s tform,andafamily-owneddrugstoreinPhiladelphia,LuckyVitamin,thatnowsellsthousandsofproductsthere.

Ma’spitchisstraightforward: isopenforbusiness,andhis tformsenableyoutodealdirectlywithconsumers—nomiddlemen,no ernmentagencieshamperingyourabilitytocompete.Andthough ’seconomyisslowing,retailthereisbooming.Lastyear,Masays, surpassedtheU.S.asaretailmarket,withspendingnearing$5trillion.Bynextyear, ’sonlinespendingwillbegreaterthanthatoftherestoftheworldcombined.Ma’smessagetoAmericansmall-businessownersinDetroitwillbeessentiallythesame: has1.3billionpotentialcustomers,souseAlibabatofindthem.

DoesMaactuallythinkhis tformcanmakeadentinthemassivebila ltradedeficit?No,“butwecertainlycanbeapositive inthatdirection.”That’sthemessagethatbeguiledTrump,whoisnolongervilifying

,thoughBeijing’shelpdealingwithNorthKoreaprobablyhasmoretodowiththatthanMa’scharm.

TheExplosiveShrimpCocktail

ItisnotanexaggerationtosaythatMaisthe mostresponsiblefortheastonishinggrowthof merceinhishomecountry.LikethemythologizingofthelateSteveJobsinhisgaragecreatingthe

firstApplecomputer(itisJobstowhomMaismostoftencompared,and

sriog)h,tMlya’sentrepreneurialstoryisthemostfamousoneinmodern

.Hehadstartedtwocompaniesthatfailed,thenspentamiserable

twoyearsworkingasabureaucratinoneofBeijing’seconomicministries,beforereturningtohishometownofHangzhou.There,inFebruary1999,hegatheredseveralfriendsinhisapartmentto lthemabouthisvisionforanewventure,Alibaba.DuncanClark,afriendandconsultanttoAlibabaformanyyears(healsowrotetherecentbookTheHouseThatJackBuilt),saysMa,despitehistwofailures,hadsupremeconfidenceinhisideaforan merce