DISCRIMINATION IN ALBERTSONS?

Are foreigners discriminated against in the USA?

This is the question that I present to you reader.

A few days ago I was with my friends in the well known supermarket chain, Albertsons, trying to buy alcohol for the weekend.

When we got to the cashier she asked us for our ID. My roommate, in a friendly way, showed her his passport, but to our surprise the cashier saids that our passports are not allowed in this shop.

We asked her, what we have to show to buy alcohol in this establishment? She answered that the only acceptable ID is the California ID. Also she offered us to talk with the boss.

Irritated, we went to talk with the manager, a squared-minded woman, who limited her explanations to say that if we don´t have a California ID we can´t purchase alcohol in this store.

So angrily we asked her the next question: so foreigners are not welcome in this establishment? Her answer… I´m sorry but I don´t make the rules and this is Albertsons’ policy, but if you want you can buy the alcohol in the shop on the other corner.

Really surprised we asked her if this is discrimination, because we want to buy the alcohol in this shop because it’s cheaper.

To sum up we couldn´t buy the alcohol. It would be interesting to consult a lawyer to see if Albertsons policy is constitutional or not.