‘ICE will come’: Naperville gas station clerk is suspended
A protester at the Mobil Gas station in Naperville, Illinois
Here we go again with nativists and Trumpists berating and telling the Mexican tourists that ICE is coming to deport the women.
This POS have the gall to tell the women that they need to go back to their country. It's the same remark the president made toward the four congresswomen of Color this past weekend when they criticize his policies toward immigrants and People of Color.
This is the same "president" who proclaimed alt-right protesters in Charlottesville as being "good people". Good people my a**!
Racism at Naperville(IL) Gas Station-Facebook post
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Viral video showing that "man" ranting and questioning the women and their immigration status despite the fact that they were tourists visiting Chicago.
This racist gas station attendant in Naperville, IL tells Latino customers to "go back to their country". The Bucky’s Mobil employee is arguing with customers and saying: “You’re in the wrong country!” Trump supporter? pic.twitter.com/JVTBCgMYKE— Max Howroute▫️ (@howroute) July 17, 2019
NAPERVILLE, Ill — A suburban gas station clerk has been suspended after a video posted to Facebook shows him in a confrontation with customers as he tells them, “ICE will come," and makes other anti-immigrant comments.
The clerk, who worked at the Bucky's Mobil gas station at 1576 Washington in Naperville, was recorded on video arguing with customers.
The woman who posted the video on Facebook on Tuesday wrote, “Look at this guy who didn’t want to sell us anything because we are Mexican. What a way to treat your tourists.”
In the video, the clerk can be heard asking a customer, "Are you a citizen?" The customer replies, "Yes. What is your problem?" He goes on to say, "Don't you know the rules?" The customer again asks what his problem is, to which the clerk responds, "They need to go back to their country."
Carolina Buitron, whose two cousins were visiting from Mexico and were in the video, said this has never happened to her before. She said she was upset and hurt by what happened, but said she is now getting lots of support. Buitron lives in a neighboring town and was born in the United States.
A protest was held Wednesday at the gas station in response to the clerk's comments.
On the man’s public Facebook page, he called Nancy Pelosi a Satanist and said the words he used in the video were not racist.
A spokesperson for Bucky’s said the comments the clerk made are not reflective of their core values. An investigation is ongoing about the clerk’s behavior.
The video comes just days after President Donald Trump tweeted about four congresswomen of color and told them to "go back to their country."
Bob Ahlgren, was across the street from the gas station during the protest with an American flag and a "Build the wall" sign. He stopped because he saw a protest about racism, but didn't know what happened until he saw the video. He said while he doesn't "necessarily agree with that," he said he showed up to show support for Trump.
The clerk in the video did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Is this how we treat our tourists and women of Color? This "man" treated women tourists like dirt by questioning their background, their immigration status, and refusing to sell necessities to the women involved. I'm glad to see that the gas station gets boycotted and it should until he's fired.
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