Ben Stiller
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That's their choice. That's your choice. Right. If you have to really look inside and go like, okay, I can't accept what you do because of, you know, who you endorse for president.
That's their choice. That's your choice. Right. If you have to really look inside and go like, okay, I can't accept what you do because of, you know, who you endorse for president.
who you know we had once been a beacon of hope for we've always been you know obviously some you know times in our history where it hasn't been perfect but yeah yeah the united states has always been a place that's uh accepted people who are fleeing from political persecution is there any stories you have from those trips or anything like something that inspired you
who you know we had once been a beacon of hope for we've always been you know obviously some you know times in our history where it hasn't been perfect but yeah yeah the united states has always been a place that's uh accepted people who are fleeing from political persecution is there any stories you have from those trips or anything like something that inspired you
who you know we had once been a beacon of hope for we've always been you know obviously some you know times in our history where it hasn't been perfect but yeah yeah the united states has always been a place that's uh accepted people who are fleeing from political persecution is there any stories you have from those trips or anything like something that inspired you
You know, I thought about people when recently, you know, what happened in Syria with Assad. And I thought about the people that I met in displaced persons camps in Jordan who've been there for, you know, seven, eight years at a time I met them waiting to go back home. And when you're meeting with someone who's living in a tent, who's a doctor or whatever,
You know, I thought about people when recently, you know, what happened in Syria with Assad. And I thought about the people that I met in displaced persons camps in Jordan who've been there for, you know, seven, eight years at a time I met them waiting to go back home. And when you're meeting with someone who's living in a tent, who's a doctor or whatever,
You know, I thought about people when recently, you know, what happened in Syria with Assad. And I thought about the people that I met in displaced persons camps in Jordan who've been there for, you know, seven, eight years at a time I met them waiting to go back home. And when you're meeting with someone who's living in a tent, who's a doctor or whatever,
a lawyer or someone who just is not someone who wants to be there and just by the fate of living in a country that was in the midst of war and was displaced through no fault of their own that their life is completely put on hold and all they want to do is go back home and start their life again and i thought about them you know maybe being able to go back we don't know what's going to happen in syria
a lawyer or someone who just is not someone who wants to be there and just by the fate of living in a country that was in the midst of war and was displaced through no fault of their own that their life is completely put on hold and all they want to do is go back home and start their life again and i thought about them you know maybe being able to go back we don't know what's going to happen in syria
a lawyer or someone who just is not someone who wants to be there and just by the fate of living in a country that was in the midst of war and was displaced through no fault of their own that their life is completely put on hold and all they want to do is go back home and start their life again and i thought about them you know maybe being able to go back we don't know what's going to happen in syria
The other is so demonized in a way now and feared. And that's the most concerning thing to me is that the message that we put out of welcoming people and welcoming people who can contribute to our country and to our society. And that's the overwhelming evidence is that's what happens with refugees who do come to America.
The other is so demonized in a way now and feared. And that's the most concerning thing to me is that the message that we put out of welcoming people and welcoming people who can contribute to our country and to our society. And that's the overwhelming evidence is that's what happens with refugees who do come to America.
The other is so demonized in a way now and feared. And that's the most concerning thing to me is that the message that we put out of welcoming people and welcoming people who can contribute to our country and to our society. And that's the overwhelming evidence is that's what happens with refugees who do come to America.
Yeah, it's going to be a really tough time, but it's really about, and these are human beings, people, kids who have got, I met a kid who had to go to work taking care of his family at 10 years old. And I said, like, you're a really strong kid. He goes, I'm not a kid. I'm a man. And he was 10 years old, taking care of his whole family in Jordan.
Yeah, it's going to be a really tough time, but it's really about, and these are human beings, people, kids who have got, I met a kid who had to go to work taking care of his family at 10 years old. And I said, like, you're a really strong kid. He goes, I'm not a kid. I'm a man. And he was 10 years old, taking care of his whole family in Jordan.
Yeah, it's going to be a really tough time, but it's really about, and these are human beings, people, kids who have got, I met a kid who had to go to work taking care of his family at 10 years old. And I said, like, you're a really strong kid. He goes, I'm not a kid. I'm a man. And he was 10 years old, taking care of his whole family in Jordan.
So yeah, I just would hope that we get back to being the country that represents that acceptance and what's positive about having people from all over the world be a part of our country, which is how our country was made up originally.
So yeah, I just would hope that we get back to being the country that represents that acceptance and what's positive about having people from all over the world be a part of our country, which is how our country was made up originally.
So yeah, I just would hope that we get back to being the country that represents that acceptance and what's positive about having people from all over the world be a part of our country, which is how our country was made up originally.