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Banksy Made This Son of a Syrian Migrant the Focus of His Latest Piece

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Anonymous, world-famous street artist Banksy wants to remind everyone that Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. His latest piece was painted on a wall in France’s Calais refugee camp, also known as “the Jungle.” The caption accompanying a photograph of the piece on Banksy’s website reads: the son of a migrant from Syria.

Banksy hits the jungle in Calais – with a reminder of the benefits of migration from Syria #SteveJobs#c4newspic.twitter.com/WSMvKANQ0s

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) December 11, 2015

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