Angelina Jolie Picks On Donald Trump's Policy on Muslim Refugees

As a 15-year supporter and ambassador of international refugees, the Oscar winner is less than thrilled about Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's approach to tackling the crisis in America.
Since early December 2015, the business mogul has called for a temporary ban on all Muslim refugees trying to enter the United States after the deadly terror attacks in France and California, a proposal that has since been decried by several members of his own political party as well as high-profile celebrities like George Clooney, John Legend and now Jolie.

"To me, America is built on people from around the world coming together for freedoms, especially freedom of religion," the 40-year-old mother of six said at a migration event hosted by the BBC in London Monday. "So it's hard to hear this is coming from someone who is pressing to be an American president."

As the special envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Jolie is no stranger to the world's 60 million fleeing and displaced people. She adopted three of her six children from war-torn areas throughout Asia and Africa and has volunteered over a decade of time and donated $1 million as an advocate of the cause.

While her father, Oscar winner Jon Voight, has publicly endorsed Trump for president, the actress remains discontent with how leaders around the world have confronted the international issue, particularly since this is a duty that she argues "falls on all of us."

"It has created the risk of a race to the bottom, with countries competing to be the toughest in the hope of protecting themselves whatever the cost or challenge to their neighbours and despite their international responsibilities," she said during her remarks.

"I have been very, very disheartened by my own country's response to the situation."

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