Consider:<p>1) Both Arabs and Italians are considered &quot;white&quot; on the US census. Therefore, there is no distinction between &quot;ethnic&quot; or &quot;racial&quot; profiling in this case. Since &quot;racial profiling&quot; is what the paper would use for Arabs, the same term should be used in this case.<p>2) One of the following is true:<p>A) Profiling was involved in this case, and Italians are no longer considered &quot;white&quot;. Should be pretty useful for any Italians applying for positions in the US.<p>B) Profiling was not involved in this case. In fact, it would have nipped the issue in the bud: check the passenger&#x27;s info, see he&#x27;s not an Arab, move on. This took two hours because the authorities did <i>not</i> use profiling, but instead had to interrogate the guy.