Thread: Teamsters Rally at Hearing on Legality of Cross-Border Truck

[b]Teamsters Get Their Day in 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
February 12, 2008

(San Francisco) – The Teamsters Union argued today in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that the Bush administration broke the law when it opened the borders to trucks from Mexico in September.

Congress set safety requirements before the southern border could be opened to long-haul trucks. Those included upgrading inspection facilities, computer databases and state enforcement capacity. The requirements have not been met, according to the Transportation Department’s own inspector general.

The Transportation Department nonetheless opened the border as part of a pilot program on September 6. A handful of trucking companies are now participating in the program.

“The ink hadn’t even dried on the action taken by Congress when Mary Peters, the Secretary of Transportation, authorized this pilot cross-border trucking program,â€

Buy American. Buy local whenever possible. Shop at a co-op. Plant a garden. Enjoy locally produced goods.

How long will it be til Tyson moves their chicken houses south of the border? Will your steak be cut in Mexico? An open border is for more than just car parts and tortillas.

If Kansas City is indeed an inland port to be linked with the NAFTA Super Hwy, Corn and beef could go south for processing, and finished steaks and tortillas could move north. Corn and wheat from the bread basket goes south, chicken and processed food return. When we become dependant on another country to process our food, will we have anything to say?

Buy American. Buy local whenever possible. Shop at a co-op. Plant a garden. Enjoy locally produced goods.

I try to do all this.

However, "Made in America" does not count in my book if it was made in America by illegal invader labor!