Yahoo News – by Kate Taylor, Business Insider
Some Starbucks customers are threatening to boycott the coffee giant after its CEO took a stand against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US.
On Sunday, Starbucks announced it planned to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years.
“We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our country, and the promise of the American Dream, being called into question,” CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbucks employees about the plan.
While many customers were immediately supportive of Starbucks’ actions on social media, others threatened to boycott after the letter’s release.
“Upon hearing about your decision to hire 10000 refugees instead of Americans I will no longer spend any money at Starbucks,” one such Facebook user wrote on Starbucks’ page.
https://twitter.com/tteegar/status/826041333198516224
#BoycottStarbucks
We put Trump in the White House
We can Put Starbucks out of business
They want to hire refugees over Americans go 4 it!— Sandy (@sandra8301) January 30, 2017
Many said they were angry that Starbucks was hiring refugees instead of veterans. Starbucks, however, does have a program in place to support veterans and their families, hiring 8,000 veterans and military spouses since 2014.
https://twitter.com/emjayr1942/status/826044251662327808
Starbucks has no plans to end its program to hire veterans.
https://twitter.com/nia4_trump/status/825979101630578688
Keep it trending #BoycottStarbucks. How about hiring 10,000 Vets #Starbucks? pic.twitter.com/rp2jq3wmBj
— Barbara (@nickberoxbe1989) January 30, 2017
Other users said the plan to give jobs to refugees would make it harder for Americans to get jobs. The 10,000 hires will be spread out over the 75 countries where the company does business.
@Starbucks I'm sure US citizens that need jobs appreciate ur discrimination against them #DunkinDonutsHasBetterCoffee #BoycottStarbucks
— Slowly but (@shirlmercy) January 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/LawlessPirate/status/826076181527150592
Some felt that Schultz was needlessly political in his plan to hire refugees.
Anyone else sick of @Starbucks CEO's pushing HIS political agenda through our coffee and down our throats?#BoycottStarbucks pic.twitter.com/nKZCzbZknA
— McQ (@cultcommoncore) January 30, 2017
Schultz has long been vocal regarding his progressive beliefs as CEO of Starbucks. He endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for president in September, and he would have reportedly been Clinton’s pick for secretary of labor had she won the election.
The movement to boycott Starbucks has already inspired a counter-protest — #BuyStarbucks, with supporters including actress Jessica Chastain.
#Starbucks plans to hire 10,000 refugees #buyStarbucks https://t.co/IG6QIjp9Pj
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) January 30, 2017
Hi yes can I get a salted caramel mocha with an extra shot of conservative tears? #buystarbucks #boycottstarbucks
— Graceful™ (@grace_sergott) January 30, 2017
The #BoycottStarbucks movement makes me want to #BuyStarbucks. Venti latte please.
Real Americans believe in liberty and democracy.
— Go Forth & Resist! (@idea_woman) January 30, 2017
This is not the first time there has been an online movement to boycott Starbucks.
In November, Twitter user Baked Alaska encouraged followers to visit a Starbucks location and tell the employees that their names are Trump in an effort to “normalize Trump” and the white-supremacist alt-right movement. When Starbucks introduced a green cup intended to promote unity in the week leading up to the election, social-media users accused the coffee chain of ““political brainwashing.”
Despite the protests, Schultz seems unlikely to back down from his political stances.
In Sunday’s letter, the CEO also expressed his support for immigrants who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, as well as Mexican employees and customers. The letter restated Starbucks’ policy that workers who are eligible for benefits would have the option to access health insurance through the company, whether or not the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
“I also want to take this opportunity to announce specific actions we are taking to reinforce our belief in our partners around the world and to ensure you are clear that we will neither stand by, nor stand silent, as the uncertainty around the new Administration’s actions grows with each passing day,” Schultz wrote.
I’m boycotting starbucks
Is the starBucks gun ban still in affect at their stores?
Israel
“President, Chairman, and CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz, who is Jewish[265] and supports Israel’s right to exist.[266] He is a recipient of several Israeli awards including “The Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award” for “playing a key role in promoting a close alliance between the United States and Israel”.[267]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks
schultz is a filthy zionist khazarian joo who despises the Bill of Rights, promotes the fake terror state of “israel” as being legitimate, supports gay marriage, and the anti-gun agenda by selling his sh***y over-priced commie loving a$$ swill he calls “coffee”.
What’s not to hate?
Their Coffee tastes like Lama piss anyways…
i will never pay for any coffee like that only if i order it to drink w a meal which i don’t anymore costs 3.00! I could never support their left beliefs
Been well over a year since I’ve even set foot inside a Starbucks.
Like L.A., never going back.
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To BOTH!
Ditto.
Re: Starbucks, LA and “general sentiments.”
Two years here in OR next month, CaptainO.
Never thought it would go on this long after I first woke up.
People, This has been the plan all along in all industries. I continue to believe chump is going to make it worse. The oil and gas industry has been bringing “visa managers” in from the south for years to staff the plants with people that do not speak english. They work their ass off 60 plus hours a week at the end of the month.
Import workers with a visa to work for nothing, house them in sanctuary cities or section 8 and charge you 3 dolla for a f,ing cup of coffee that you can make at home for 5 cents.
Good luck selling your overpriced brand shyt to the to the ignorant hipsters with people that can not speak english. I am not a racist, just exposing facts as i see them.
Never paid for the brand, never will! NOW, LETS GO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL! stupid sheep
I have never been to a Star buck$$$ and have no intention of ever going to one
Since I cannot stand the over-priced liquid crap they peddle, I cannot boycott them because I was never and will never be a customer of their poison.
After one cup of Starbucks coffee “liquid crap” is all I got from it! Never again.
Make your own damn coffee. It will be free of unneeded additives, as long as you don’t stick them in there.