How United Airlines' ICE Threats Reflect America's Tainted Welcome Mat A recent video of a United Airlines employee threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a customer has sparked widespread outrage.
The incident raises important questions about xenophobia, racial profiling, and the treatment of immigrants in the United States.
The experience of Julio Varela at San Francisco International Airport is all too familiar to many Americans who have interacted with government agencies or private companies that enforce immigration laws.