Posted on 01/30/2017 3:11:59 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
WASHINGTON (WABC) -- Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations.
The move sparked calls for a boycott, and on Monday morning, #BoycottStarbucks was the top trend on Twitter.
Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer's chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees Sunday that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide and the effort would start in the United States where the focus would be on hiring immigrants "who have served with U.S. troops as interpreters and support personnel."
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This may be a self solving problem. Once the “refugees” start demanding special accommodations including 5 prayer sessions a day.
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