Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses.
Tens of thousands of immigrant drivers are stuck in a limbo after the rule took effect in March, and lawsuits challenging the rule are still being reviewed by federal courts.
The rule restricts licenses to immigrants who have specific employment authorization statuses, disqualifying those with other authorizations, including asylum seekers, refugees and those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) status.
The horror! It’s racist to demand that drivers can actually drive or need to speak English or not be an illegal alien invader!
The trucking companies and of course politicians share the blame for this mess which is why new legislation holds the brokers responsible for the accidents caused by their dangerous foreign labour drivers.
