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title: "Forbes: Hitting Back at Trump’s Executive Order, Starbucks CEO Vows to Hire 10,000 Refugees"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3fdb52ff-db14-43b7-876d-6ca2c603cb1c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/forbes-hitting-back-at-trumps-executive-order-starbucks-ceo-vows-to-hire-10000-refugees-9774
category: "Coffee & tea"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Coffee & tea"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2017-01-30T16:11:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:06:58.509Z
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# Forbes: Hitting Back at Trump’s Executive Order, Starbucks CEO Vows to Hire 10,000 Refugees

**TL;DR:** Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz vowed to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years in response to President Trump's executive order. Schultz made the announcement in a letter to Starbucks employees, condemning the order and promising support for affected employees and customers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/forbes-hitting-back-at-trumps-executive-order-starbucks-ceo-vows-to-hire-10000-refugees-9774).*

## Story

With Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz mere months away from ceding his CEO title to Kevin Johnson, he’s still making big waves before stepping down in April. On Sunday night, Schultz sent a letter to Starbucks employees condemning President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) for a minimum of 90 days.

"I write to you today with deep concern, a heavy heart and a resolute promise," Schultz’s letter begins. “We will neither stand by, nor stand silent, as the uncertainty around the new administration’s actions grows with each passing day."

In his letter, Schultz vowed to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, assist employees who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and support Mexican customers and partners.

Other major corporations to speak out over the weekend included Tesla, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Facebook (company)
- Starbucks (company)
- Apple (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Donald Trump (person)
- Tesla (company)
- Howard Schultz (person)
- executive order (topic)
- refugee hiring (topic)
- corporate response (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/forbes-hitting-back-at-trumps-executive-order-starbucks-ceo-vows-to-hire-10000-refugees-9774). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3fdb52ff-db14-43b7-876d-6ca2c603cb1c).