Sounds like you're glad Obama kicked out the 100 Mexican trucks. The fact is that these particular Mexicans were better drivers than the average American driver and I think we need more good drivers here without expelling what we got.
"...not typing just for the sake of typing,"
Please forgive, I enjoy your style and am goofing off on an otherwise tedious Monday morning. I got serious concerns too; I just try to avoid taking them too seriously...
Actually, I was not referring to the current drivers. I meant that I hope the program does not bring in bad Mexican drivers in the future.
Assuming that the statistics on the Mexican drivers are not misleading (for example, if they drove safer roads or less dangerous hours than average US drivers), so far I have nothing to complain about, although the statistical evidence could change in the future.
OTOH, those of us who know how the system works in Mexico find it disturbing that the US Dept. of Transportation issues misleading statements about the vetting of Mexican drivers.
One thing I don't understand is how the insurance works. Are the drivers required to be insured by a US insurance company? I have talked to Mexican 18 wheeler drivers who do not have insurance because they know that Mexican insurance companies have a reputation of not paying claims.
As I said, I believe that Obama will reinstate the program eventually, but he may want to do it in a way that shifts the blame to congress, because of course he wants those union votes. It should be interesting to see how he tries to pull it off.