It’s finally happened. I actually agree with the Teamsters union and the Independent Drivers Association. They are attempting a last-ditch effort to stop Mexican trucks from full access to U.S. highways.
According to the AP, the truck will cross the border at Laredo, Texas and head north to Garland, Texas on Friday. This is a part of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement. Giving credit when credit is due, the current administration cancelled allowing the trucks to enter in the U.S. However, Mexico retaliated by placing huge tariffs on agriculture products worth more than $2 billion per year according to the AP.
Mexico dropped half of the tariffs after negotiations of an approved inspection and monitoring program for the Mexican trucks. They promise to drop the other half as soon as the truck on Friday heads out of the border area.
A little background. Mexican trucks brought products to the border. They were off loaded and inspected onto American carriers and sent on to their destinations. This of course meant jobs for U.S. drivers and companies. That’s where the union and the association have a dog in this fight.
There are other concerns about safety, traffic laws, smuggling, and other criminal activity. Even under the current system, criminal activeness has never been stopped.
Okay, let me see if I have this straight. We are overrun with illegal immigrants from Mexico. They sneak in and take American jobs. And they overwhelm our education and social services to the point of going broke. Now, we are going to allow more jobs to be lost, all out in the open. If we don’t comply, we have to pay billions in ransom.
I didn’t move. My address is still in the United States. At least it used to be. Who moved my America?
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