The Mexican truck pilot program was suppose to be just that, a pilot program that was to have expired during the last Bush term, but he refused to terminate it. Probably as a favor to the large U.S. trucking companies that were hoping to use this program as an example for hiring Mexican truck drivers, for work in the U.S., at a much lower rate of pay. This would have allowed the companies to make a larger profit, at the expense of the U.S. drivers who would have been let go. U.S. companies expect and demand loyalty from their employees but will cut the employees throat, in a minute, for more profit.
Congress then passed legislation that de-funded the program and forbad use of Federal money to continue the program, in part, to protect U.S. truck drivers jobs.
Thank you, Mr. Biden.
The article said it was Obama’s pay back to Unions. I am against pay to play that Obama finds the norm in politics. I am also against the majority of unions that are more interested in making huge salaries for themselves and their retirements and buying up country clubs than they are the employees benefits. Or stealing from the Union coffers for their private use.
Now that Mexico is revolting, Obama will now fund the pilot program again? McCain said Obama’s actions are against the NAFTA agreement. If that is so then Obama needs to sit down and let’s talk about NAFTA’s problems for American workers. I do not see Obama concerned about that at all. I see Obama and the democrats wanting amnesty for all and open borders.
And also I read where Mexico truck drivers could not drive US trucks?