The Voice of Celebrities

In January 2017, US new president Donald Trump released the Muslim Ban as his first act as the US president, which bars 7 Muslim countries' citizen from entering the US. Donald Trump' controversial executive order sparked global protests, especially celebrities.

Supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid protested the executive order in New York City

Rapper Nicki Minaj referenced her own immigration from Trinidad in a tweet.

Jesse Williams pointed out that many of the country's accomplishments were due to immigrants and refugees.

Pop star Miley Cyrus pledged her support to immigrants in the country.

Musician Bruce Springsteen called America a "nation of immigrants" during a concert.

Turning the clock back to a few years ago, the Refugee Crisis period. Thousands of refugees arrived in the European Union, traveling across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast Europe. It was being a very hot issue in 2015 that whether countries should welcome refugees or not, peoples are holding opposite opinions about the refugee issue. However, celebrities are mostly supporting refugees by taking actions.

The British actor Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife Isla Fisher donated $1 million to help Refugees, $500,000 to Save the Children, the world’s leading independent organization for children. Their donation paid for measles vaccinations for more than 250,000 children in Northern Syria. The another $500,000 donated to the International Rescue Committee to help women and children with education, health care, shelter and sanitation in Syria.

British tennis player Andy Murray helped raise more than 83,000 pounds for Syrian refugee children by donating money for every ace he scored through his Andy's Aces initiative.

"I remember watching the news last summer and deciding I wanted to do something to help some of the millions of children whose lives have turned upside down by the situation in Syria" --Murray.

US actor Edward Norton has raised more than $425,000 for a Syrian refugee who lost seven family members after read his story on Humans of New York. "Let’s reject the ‘anti-human’ voices that tell us to fear refugees and show this man and his family what Americans are really made of" -- Norton

The Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch gave nightly speeches after his curtain call at the Barbican in London and asking for donations to help Syrian refugees. Audience contributions have raised more than £150,000 for Save the Children. "Everywhere on the horizon there was nothing but boats and on the shoreline nothing but lifejackets. We are saying, as citizens of the world, we see you … and at least some help is coming"

Nowadays, celebrity plays a significant role in the society. Celebrities' single tweet can influence over 10,000 people about their opinion, their single speech can raise over $10,000, and their single action can be 10x more effective than others.

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