Thread: Bush Giving Instructions For Mexican Trucks To Roll

This needs to be our next fight. We need calls to Senators and Congressman, Newspapers, News Stations and Talk Radio. We need to expose Bush. This is totally against Homeland Security.


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114 congressmen: Why is DOT ignoring law?
Letter questions 'demonstration' opening roads to Mexican truckers

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Posted: July 4, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern



© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com



Congressman Duncan Hunter

More than 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to President Bush, asking him why the Department of Transportation apparently is ignoring what the legislators want.

The issue was raised by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who circulated the letter dealing with plans to hurry along with a "demonstration" project to allow Mexican truckers access to U.S. roads. Specifically, the letter raised concerns about federal agency actions – apparently despite what Congress wrote into the law.

"The U.S. Congress and the American people seriously question the ability of Mexican motor carriers and drivers to adhere to our country's strict safety rules, as well as the administration's preparedness and willingness to ensure Mexican truck drivers obey our homeland security and immigration rules," said the letter.

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"As such, Congress mobilized to speak against it. Congress had already passed H.R. 1773, the 'Safe American Roads Act of 2007,' which passed overwhelmingly 411-3, and related language in P.L. 110-28, the FY07 supplemental appropriations act. Both pieces of legislation provided strict measures to ensure that the Department of Transportation and the pilot program would adhere to security guidelines and that an independent panel would assess their progress in ensuring American safety," the letter continued.

"However, even after you signed the supplemental into law, the Department of Transportation arrogantly declared that these standards had already been met, that no independent assessment would be needed, and that the pilot program would proceed as planned," the members of Congress said.

"If Congress believed that the provisions in the supplemental had already been met, then there would have been no need to incorporate such language. The Department of Transportation should not stand above the law."

Joe Kasper, a legislative assistant to Hunter, told WND the 114 signatures on the letter make a statement to the president not to move forward with the cross-border trucking program right away.

The proposed test, he said, "certainly presents safety and security risks" that need to be addressed.

"From a safety perspective you have unregulated Mexican truckers and drivers entering the U.S. and freely operating on U.S. roadways. Their motor vehicle standards are not as strong as they are in the U.S., and you could have unfit motor vehicle traffic traveling on U.S. roadways," he said.

As for security, "the concerns are abundantly clear. You can carry any type of contraband or illicit cargo into the United States already. The idea that you would add one more complication to the already porous border just doesn't make sense," he said.

The letter from Hunter and others is telling the president to get it right, Kasper told WND.

"The Cross-Border Demonstration Program would give Mexican truck drivers unfettered access to the United State without a demonstrable way to verify their identity, immigration status and length of stay in the United States," the letter said. "It is also unclear which law enforcement personnel have the responsibility, authority and training to check a Mexican driver's status and enforce compliance with the federal laws once they are in the United States."

The letter warned the action would open "major loopholes" in law enforcement procedures.

"We understand the administration's duty to adhere to our obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement, but this must never come before our duty to maintain the security and welfare of the American people," the letter said.

Kasper said something as simple as language could create issues. A Mexican driver unfamiliar with English-language instructions on highways could create an unacceptable risk of accidents.

"Mr. President, we understand your intention to fully implement the provisions of NAFTA by opening our southern border to commercial traffic. However, those interests should not be put ahead of our public safety, homeland security, and economic vitality. We strongly urge you to suspend plans for the Cross-Border Demonstration Program until these serious issues can be addressed," the letter concluded.

As WND reported earlier, the White House has been pressing the Senate on the issue, seeking to derail the House-approved "Safe Roads" plan.

Sources within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation confirmed in background conversations that the panel has put on hold taking any action on the Safe American Roads Act of 2007, the bill the House passed May 15.

At the encouragement of the White House, the senators on the transportation committee are taking the position that the requirements of the Safe American Roads Act were wrapped into the provisions of H.R. 2206, the Iraq supplemental funding bill, signed May 25 by President Bush.

An unhappy Todd Spencer, executive director of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, believes the Bush administration "has preordained that the Mexican truck demonstration project will begin regardless who objects."

"Simply put, the Bush administration has turned a tin ear to both the public and the Congress and there are no objections which can put a stop to the DOT plans," he told WND.

It appears that Bush has turned dictator! What he says goes and that the final word. Well America be ready for the after effects. These drivers will be comming in Ameica with their double fuel tanks filled cheap in Mexico. Their log books won't start until they hit American soil, So no body will know how many hours they have driven before they hit America. Most of them have purchased their commercial drivers license in Mexico. I was in Texas a few months ago we own a small delivery service. We were in a long back up traffic was at a stop lane was closed when over the CB came this broken English that said get out of the way let us in. I looked in my side mirror here came 2 trucks doing about 70 in the closed lane and cut in front of a tanker filled with fuel. We just held out breath to see if they made it. A DOT officer we were talking to in a truck stop told us they were more or less told not to bother them. Let them go. Wonderful and American trucks are suppose to compete. They also will be allowed to travel free all over this country from one place to another. With barely anyone watching or checking on them. Drug test will be questionable, along with drivers records, Insurance is yet to be seen how that will work. The truck drivers aern't going to put up with this at all. I have been working on this for sometime. I called and e-mailed my representatives in N.C. Appears Again Burr according to a letter I received highly supports the whole idea. It will be good for the economy! They really are out of touch with the American people. I am still arguing with him! I will also be hanging a big 4x8 sign in my lawn at election time with his voting record. the polls are right down the road from me. Just so no one forgets!

Thanks for informtion...little bush is always at it. It's time to hammer the senate again. One thing is for sure stopping bush is critical and a huge victory for America.

The issue was raised by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., who circulated the letter dealing with plans to hurry along with a "demonstration" project to allow Mexican truckers access to U.S. roads. Specifically, the letter raised concerns about federal agency actions – apparently despite what Congress wrote into the law.

Thanks for taking the lead on this, Duncan Hunter!

I'm calling my Senators first thing Monday morn.

We all need to call the President, too. And we could write to Senator Sessions. Maybe he can help. But we must send him all the facts.

I have been fighting this issue for several years now. This issue gets worse by the day.

Mexico is currently working on a deep sea port in Baja, Mexico, just south of San Diego, Asian, Chinese, Far Eastern freight will be shipped to this port. It will ofcourse be unloaded by Mexican longshoreman, loaded onto Mexican trucks and shipped directly across our borders. The trains will follow. This will be a monumental amount of freight that will bypass American workers. The transportation industry is very diverse. Not only truck drivers, but dispatchers, brokers, mechanics, longshoremen, and plenty of other support personnel will be affected.

Will we as American citizens control our own destiny?
How much time do we have?
One more election? Once this border is opened, could it be closed again?

There is a law that regulates interstate commerce transportation, it was implemented in the 1930's. It is called the Interstate dryage law(?) or something like that. Anywho, it was implemented due to Canadians delivering freight into this country. It went like this, the Canadian driver could bring freight originating in Canada into the U.S. and deliver it. Then the Canadian driver had to get freight that was going back to Canada. They could not come down here and stay here for 6 or 8 weeks or however long and just run freight all over the U.S. This was done for several reasons. Security was one, you would not want a foreign national picking up and delivering military or other sensitive freight. This was to be done by Americans. It also limited competition. And ofcourse safety measures were taken into account also. The Federal DOT has stated that the Senate needs to review this antiquated law! This will not be UPDATED or REVISED for the benefit of the Canadian drivers! Canadian drivers make as much as American drivers. Guess who benefits when that law is revised? Right, Mexico!

Fight, kick, scream and holler, lots of work to do.
Vote the Senators out. Send the world a message. Your contact in Washington was sent home! There is a new man there, and he is not as well conected as of yet!

You stop a Mexican Truck Driver. You give him say 5,000.00 to take your truck into a city. You fill it with whatever you want to. Say you fill it before it leaves Mexico. Seeing that we have such fine security on our borders and I am not faulting the border patrol, (we all know what you go through)
what is going to stop those trucks from carrying bombs in them? I don't think it will be our fine President who wants them stopped.
It seems the President just keeps on playing Russian Roulette with our lives. He does not seem to fear it. Maybe someone is holding his children hostage and that is why he is behaving the way he is.
(He is holding us hostage isn't he?) It seems we don't have the power of the people to stop him anymore.

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

We all need to call the President, too. And we could write to Senator Sessions. Maybe he can help. But we must send him all the facts.

The president is a dictator who has a deaf ear when it comes to the American people, he is out to destroy us...We can only pray that Senators like Jeff Sessions and others will stop this mad man!