Starbucks boss Howard Schultz has said his company would employ 10,000 refugees the next five years. Mr Schultz is the CEO the international coffee shop chain. He is very unhappy President Donald Trump's new ban the citizens seven Middle Eastern and North African countries. Schultz said his promise was, "a concerted effort to welcome and seek opportunities those fleeing war, violence, persecution and discrimination". He added: "There are more than 65 million citizens the world recognized refugees the United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 them over five years the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business."
Many people are angry Mr Schultz's plans. Trump supporters have asked people to boycott Starbucks coffee shops. They say that Mr Schultz should be doing more to help the 40,000 unemployed military veterans the USA instead refugees. Starbucks said it has already hired 8,800 the 10,000 veterans it promised to hire 2013 2018. Trump supporters have also asked consumers to quit doing business other companies who are critical the President, like Macy’s and Amazon. On the opposite side, opponents Mr. Trump have started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet. This encourages consumers to avoid doing business companies that have supported Mr Trump or have business links him.
