“I used to want to save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough” --Banksy.

Relatable?

Banksy's liberalist content appeals to the masses making millions of people track his work, waiting for the next big Banksy piece. Haven't you ever heard of his monumental rats plastered on city walls?

Banksy wants to make the masses question what they're being fed through mainstream media. Viewers get uncomfortable in their domestic, “safe” settings, as Banksy forces viewers to confront the harsh realities of society that we often choose to ignore.

One of Banksy’s more recent pieces is Steve Jobs as a Syrian Refugee, a spray paint piece at the Calais refugee camp in France in 2015, highlighting a current issue: the millions of displaced refugees. The piece entails Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, carrying an old Macintosh PC computer in one hand, and a black garbage bag in the other.Banksy is trying to get people to think about what the media is feeding them, and how the refugee crisis is being misunderstood as the “infiltration of extra people” rather than the addition of brilliant minds into the country. By using Steve Jobs, the son of an immigrant, as an example, Banksy is indicating that Apple would not have existed if Steve Jobs hadn’t entered the country. Refugees are not trying to flood out other countries, they are fleeing their homes because they can no longer live amongst the violence and turmoil. Apple, the world’s most profitable company, was started by an immigrant.

This particular piece makes us question what we know about immigrants and how they've influenced the United States. So next time you see the news about the refugee crisis, try to think twice about how letting immigrants into the country may sprout positive change.