Starbucks has pledged to hire 10,000 refugees in response to President Donald Trump s controversial immigrant ban. CEO Howard Schultz said in a letter to employees Sunday the company would hire refugees from 75 different countries over a five-year period.  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. These uncertain times call for different measures and communication tools than we have used in the past,  Schultz said in the letter.  dailybeastObama banned all Iraqi refugees for six months in 2011. Even those who aided our military. Media said nothing. #MAGA #MuslimBan pic.twitter.com/rtaYPornLx  Ed Reshevsky (@CPO45) January 28, 2017Howard Schultz (Chair) William W. Bradley Mary N. Dillon Robert M. Gates Mellody Hobson Kevin R. Johnson Joshua Cooper Ramo James G. Shennan, Jr. Clara Shih Javier G. Teruel Myron E. Ullman, III (Lead Independent Director) Craig E. WeatherupDon t they have some obligation to their stockholders to do everything in their power to make a profit? Do they really believe that making a public statement that they ll hire refugees before American citizens will help their business? 