Oh, just great. Beef, eggs and milk are coming from Mexico? I sure wish there were some "made in the USA" labels. If given the choice, I think people would willingly pay the market price. Of course, Congress has blocked that, too, leaving the consumers unable to make an informed decision.
I agree with my Senator Dorgan for a change. The only thing Mexican Truckers in the U.S. will do is increase the supply of truckers, thereby lowering the price (wage) of truckers.
If we can import Mexican truckers, why not Chinese slave labor? It’s a cheap supply of labor, and we can keep them in camps and put GPS trackers in their butts.
I have no problem with trade. I have no problem with legal immigration.
I have a problem with a purposeful dilution of a specific worker pool in the U.S. by foreign workers working here, that merely decreases the wage of the U.S. trucker.
There. I’m a capitalist and manager. Truckers, unite!
Finally, Dorkan does something useful. This is surprising, coming from a Rat but it might reflect badly on Bush so he is Johnny on the spot.
I’ve spoken to several US truckers. Mexican trucks are breaking all the rules established by NAFTA and are helping to further destroy the US trucking market.
There are many compelling reasons to not allow Mexican trucks outside of border enterprise zones. Safety, truck safety and equipment, driver training/driving standards, and the ability to read/understand English are all reasons to limit their access to US roads. In addition, the potential for large-scale human smuggling cannot be ignored, PARTICULARLY with the push from many government sources for the TTC.
Didn’t read the article and don’t care about the senator’s reasons, I support anything he can/will do on this issue on principle alone.
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