Mexico Trucker Online

By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
We already knew we had broken borders. And when Congress chickened out on immigration reform and showed that it’s not equipped to tackle anything more challenging than pork or pay raises, we knew we had a broken branch. Now it’s clear that we have a broken dialogue.
We like to think of [...]

You hear about corruption in Mexico, in most peoples minds, Mexico is synonymous with corruption. But the U.S. is on an equal plane with Mexico in this area.
Consider, how do the drugs get past the border and the interior CBP inspections stations? Are out officers stupid, lacking the newest technology to catch these shipments? No, [...]

West Texas residents fight to halt the proposed La Entrada al Pacifico
Ed. Note…. This article appears in the Texas Observer on July 27, 2007. Those of us who have driven the border highway, U.S. 90 through Alpine and Marfa have seen the signs for Entrado al Pacifico, and I, for one, always [...]

So you think it all comes down to “We don’t want Mexican trucks because we don’t like Mexicans”? Be prepared for the consequences people.
Mexico is prepared to impose tariffs on U.S. goods unless the U.S. fulfills an agreement to let Mexican trucks carry goods across the border, Transportation and Communications Minister Luis Tellez said.
Tellez, responding [...]

San Antonio Express-News
A provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement allows Mexican trucks to carry goods into the United States and American trucks to do so in Mexico. The provision was to have gone into effect in 2000. Challenges by environmentalists and safety advocates, joined by union interests, delayed implementation of the [...]