By Molly Goddard
11:14am PST, Feb 26, 2025
The story entitled "Our Muslim Boy Wonder" emphasizes how
Steve Jobs, being the son of a Syrian migrant, is the perfect example of the talent the country stands to lose.
"Who's really being removed by ICE tonight?" he questioned. "The child who would've discovered the cure for cancer in 2046? The 9th grade nerd who would've stopped that asteroid that's going to hit us in 2032? Do we care?"
"I am grateful for that Muslim migrant baby
being born here 70 years ago today. Because if he hadn't, it's possible we would have none of his inventions. We would also have no
TED LASSO," the director noted in the nonsensical rant while reverencing the Apple TV+ show.
"For every time I have heard a negative word or blatant hatred spewed toward those who came from afar, I have felt that I should pause, get down on one knee, and thank all of those who gave up their lives elsewhere to come here and be with us," Moore claimed.
The
Bowling for Columbine creator called out Trump and his
followers for not thinking about what they would be losing in order to enact their strict policies for people who were not born in America.
"If you have amongst your family and friends a few uninformed Trumpsters who still scream about building a wall or deporting anyone who can't prove they belong here, maybe you could show them the following list of immigrants who somehow got here and then contributed amazing things for the rest of us to benefit from. Perhaps they will see that the reason this is a great country is because these great people made it what it is today," Moore noted.
The screenwriter continued to list scenarios around the country where people are being ripped away from the only home they've ever known.
"Tonight,
ICE agents all across America are banging down doors to remove the dangerous 'illegals.' But one of them might've been the guy who tomorrow was going to help rebuild a children's playground across town — but he is now in shackles on a military cargo plane on its way to Guatemala," he claimed.
"Then there's the young woman in Boston from earlier today," he continued to allege. "If you hadn't smashed her guitar and thrown her in the back of your government van, she was the one who might've gone on to write the sequel to the beautiful and haunting song, 'Hallelujah.' Now, our souls will never hear it."
Moore wrapped up his sorrowful address, adding, "When I go to bed tonight, as I lay my head down to fall asleep, I will try not to think about the potential millions
suffering from cancer some 30 years from now who might've lived had this little girl not been seen as a threat to our national security. God help us. And God bless America — and Steve Jobs."
