01-30-2017, 06:55 PM
Starbucks pledged yesterday to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years as a direct response to President Trump’s polarizing order to suspend admittance of foreigners seeking asylum in the United States.
The first phase will be a focused effort within the U.S. to hire immigrants who have served American armed forces as interpreters or in other support capacities, according to CEO Howard Schultz.
The chain also promised to continue providing financial assistance to employees participating in the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Those immigrants have protection against deportation regardless of their families’ legal status, a privilege for which they pay a fee. Starbucks has been reimbursing employees for the charge and will continue to do so, Schultz vowed.
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The first phase will be a focused effort within the U.S. to hire immigrants who have served American armed forces as interpreters or in other support capacities, according to CEO Howard Schultz.
The chain also promised to continue providing financial assistance to employees participating in the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Those immigrants have protection against deportation regardless of their families’ legal status, a privilege for which they pay a fee. Starbucks has been reimbursing employees for the charge and will continue to do so, Schultz vowed.
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