What’s that up in the sky? It’s not just a passenger jet … if we’re not mistaken, it’s the virtue signal as well. And as we’ve seen from such great examples as Starbucks, corporate virtue signaling usually ends in either backlash or ridicule.
On Monday, United, American Airlines, and Frontier requested that the Trump administration not use their planes to separate illegal immigrant children from their families.
United and American Airlines ask the Trump administration not to use their planes to transport migrant children https://t.co/uP1U93T3OS
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 20, 2018
JUST IN: American Airlines has requested that the US federal government "immediately refrain from using American for the purpose of transporting children who have been separated from their families due to the current immigration policy." pic.twitter.com/AWl6BKDBJS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2018
United Airlines: "We have contacted federal officials to inform them that they should not transport immigrant children on United aircraft who have been separated from their parents … We want no part of it." pic.twitter.com/g1neAYRGAJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2018
Trump’s zero-tolerance policy is “in deep conflict” with United’s values? The same airline that violently dragged a doctor off an airplane? We’re not sure we’d feel safe putting migrant children on United’s flights anyway.
OK … buses it is then.
For the record, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security tweeted this in response:
It’s unfortunate that @AmericanAir , @united, and @FlyFrontier no longer want to partner with the brave men and women of DHS to protect the traveling public, combat human trafficking, and to swiftly reunite unaccompanied illegal immigrant children with their families.
— Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) June 20, 2018
Despite being provided facts on this issue, these airlines clearly do not understand our immigration laws and the long-standing devastating loopholes that have caused the crisis at our southern border.
— Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) June 20, 2018
Buckling to a false media narrative only exacerbates the problems at our border and puts more children at risk from traffickers. We wish the airlines would instead choose to be part of the solution.
— Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) June 20, 2018
For 15 years, @DHSgov has worked diligently with America’s airlines to secure aviation and facilitate the travel by air of millions of Americans and visitors and we will continue to do so.
— Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) June 20, 2018
Do the airlines really think they’re being part of the solution? Or are they just buckling to media pressure, like when they dropped travel discounts for NRA members after the Parkland shooting? Because that surely helped stop mass shootings.
Trump should order the the Federal Govt.
should suspend buying *any* tickets on United or American.
Or at least give preference to any other carrier. https://t.co/F2qAA6Nb0p— Arthur Kimes (@ComradeArthur) June 20, 2018
Oh, by the way:
Former Obama Press Secretary Josh Earnest is the chief communications officer at @United. Didn’t mind using the planes back in 2014/2015. https://t.co/pK2YmtWO6j
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2018
Yes he is, and no, he didn’t.
Related:
BAM! Guy Benson takes United Airlines to the WOODSHED over caving to NRA boycott bunch https://t.co/A9EF4EIn9h
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 26, 2018
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