Oklahoma should withdraw its membership from an international trade route association and stay away from leasing any state road to companies, especially foreign ones, a citizens group said Friday.


George Wallace, president of Oklahomans for Sovereignty and Free Enterprise, said members of his group oppose the state's membership in the North American SuperCorridor Coalition.

The supercorridor coalition wants to use existing interstate highways along with other modes of transportation, such as rail and air service, to improve the flow of goods between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

What are the concerns?
Wallace said he is concerned a supercorridor would help Chinese goods move faster from Mexico to Canada while passing through Oklahoma. He's also concerned that tractor-trailers using the corridor would be driving through Oklahoma with unchecked loads.

"We would have no idea about contraband that's being brought forward,â€