Posted on 01/22/2022 5:51:55 AM PST by Enlightened1
The U.S. will close its borders to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated Canadian and Mexican truck drivers on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
“These updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting public health while safely facilitating the cross-border trade and travel that is critical to our economy,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.
The restrictions, which apply to all foreign essential workers, had been expected since U.S. officials announced them in October. They follow a similar rule that took effect at the Canadian border last Saturday.
The border COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming into force despite pushback from the truck industry. The impact will be felt most acutely for the U.S.-Canada freight market, where around 160,000 truckers regularly cross the border — 75% of whom are Canadian.
Already capacity has tightened significantly, with huge price increases in the spot market. It adds to existing pressures, including COVID-19 itself, which left many fleets operating below full strength.
“The supply chain is already fragile — so it puts all of us in a precarious situation,” Dan Einwechter, president of Canadian trucking and logistics firm Challenger Motor Freight, told FreightWaves.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance and American Trucking Alliance have projected that 10%-15% of drivers may leave cross-border trucking as a result of the mandates, and exacerbate existing supply chain issues. On Monday, several dozen Canadian truckers protested near the U.S. border in Emerson, Manitoba.
The Great Reset is a Replacement.
Meanwhile the border remains porous to every one — and every thing — else.
Well, that should solve the supply chain issue. Good thing Petey is back from maternity leave to take charge of things.
But illegal aliens need not worry, they’ll all be let in.
Yes, there goes the price of fresh vegetables.
This will exacerbate automotive pricing issues as well. Parts and vehicles from Mexico will come to a trickle.
Can we just get the millions of illegals to carry some extra canned food into the USA as they stream across our southern border?
They could help with America’s coming food shortage.
When will they close the border to hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated illegals? Or does the CDC say undocumented, unvaccinated immigrants aren’t a health threat? What’s Brandon’s take on this anyway?
US To Close Borders To Unvaccinated Canadian, Mexican Truckers On Saturday
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...because a guy riding alone in the cab of a truck on a highway is obviously a health threat to those around him.
Yep - truckers have to be “fully vaccinated,” but illegal crossers do not.
Obviously, truckers are a major vector in the spread of this lethal plague, but random people from random countries all over the world crossing the southern border are immune or something.
What else would justify flying them in the dead of night to various unsuspecting cities, towns, states which, coincidentally in most cases, vote GOP?
Funny, no one is running around calling Joe a racist regarding this. I mean, it’s nothing less than what Trump did and all the democrat lawmakers called him a racist for blocking Chinese flights from the infected regions.
Your government is determined to inflate its way to a socialists Utopia.
All for a fake vaccine that does nothing.
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/mrna-boosters-fail-to-block-omicron-study/
Morons
But aren’t they still distributing unvaxxed untested covidy illegals throughout the country in the middle of the night?
If the various Trucking Associations were to become united and immediately REFUSE any and All Truck Deliveries within 200 miles of DC, this will STOP!!
More inflation and shortages coming to a store near you.
5.56mm
He won't be much good yet. His nipples are sore.
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