Thread: Reporter’s Opinion — We Put the Brakes on Mexican Trucke

One Reporter’s Opinion — We Put the Brakes on Mexican Truckers

Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:35 PM

By: George Putnam Article Font Size


It is this reporter's opinion that in another display of the power of American citizens working together, we have stopped an invasion on our nation’s highways by Mexican trucks.


The debate over Mexican trucks pouring into the United States has been waged in Congress, in the courts, in protests, at the border, and on the presidential campaign trail.


Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in 1993, there has been a push to permit Mexican long-haul trucks to enter the United States. But now the United States Senate has voted to eliminate federal funding for the Mexican trucking pilot program.


Once again, the people, rising up in righteous anger, have expressed their opposition by saying, “No amnesty, no Mexican trucking.â€

Am I delusional or are Mexican trucks still crossing the border right now?
It wouldn't take more than an hour and a half for me to find out if Mexican trucks are still crossing the border into California. Everyone is screaming victory, but I'm not seeing it.