Bear Creek Ledger

March 13, 2008

About those Mexican Trucks Entering the US…..

Remember the promises for inspections with the launch of the Mexican trucks traveling into the interior of the US? Yeah, once again the government isn’t serious about border security nor security on our roads.

From Judicial Watch - Mexican Trucks Enter U.S. Without Inspection

A crucial safety provision of a controversial program that allows Mexican trucks to travel anywhere in the United States has been repeatedly violated, putting Americans at risk of being victimized by a third-world country’s dismal safety standards.

When the U.S. government launched the Cross Border Trucking Demonstration Project, officials promised lawmakers and the public that all Mexican drivers and vehicles crossing the border would be inspected. After all, the program, which is part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), allows Mexicans to drive freely with their huge cargos on America’s highways.

Labor unions vehemently opposed the deal, pointing out that Mexico has low safety standards and many Mexican drivers lack proficiency in English and are suspected of drug use. The Bush Administration responded with assurances that all drivers and vehicles would undergo strict inspections before entering the country.

But six months after the cross border program was launched, the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General says it has failed to ensure that checks of all Mexican drivers and vehicles crossing the border are occurring as the Bush Administration promised Congress.

An alarming 17-page report reveals that the key quality control measure promised to Congress has not been implemented. Rules require that each Mexican truck undergo a thorough safety compliance check and that U.S. inspectors assure that each driver be proficient in English and have a valid license.

While thousands have in fact undergone the inspections at a couple dozen specific border crossings, many have not. The Transportation Department Inspector General points out that it’s crucial that all Mexican trucks and drivers be inspected, for the sake of American safety and because it was promised under the plan.

Talk about opening the floodgates both for illegal alien and drug smugglers.

And here’s something else we have to look forward to - we get a repeat of the May 1st protests, demonstrations and demands to return the US to Mexico.

From Michelle Malkin - Another illegal alien May Day demonstration on the way

Just remember, these people just want to find a better life…………..at the United States of America’s expense of course.


Can’t wait to see the pandering that will take place by the Presidential candidates. Wonder if John McCain will partake in the pandering and bring along his Hispanic Outreach Director Juan Hernandez?

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3 Comments »

  1. I used to travel to Laredo, Texas a few years back occasionally and was amazed at volume of the truck traffic crossing the border. There is absolutely no way to inspect all these trucks. This is our post-nafta reality. As for the protesters… we get no respect from those who only see our society as merely an easier mealticket to home. That naturally leads to resentment. We can’t make these folks happy no matter how much we pander until we are just as poor as they are at home. Then there will be nothing left to resent us for.

    Comment by Ephena — March 13, 2008 @ 10:07 pm

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