"If the borders were secure this BS advertisement for treating every truck driver like a criminal wouldn't even be discussed."
Checking for criminal records and positive identification is a security measure, and fingerprinting is the best way to do the job. Fingerprinting should be a prerequisite for any job that requires an employee to operate something, such as an eighteen-wheel semi tractor trailer, that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction .. or like, say, a jet airliner?