Three years later, the underlying cause to opposition of Mexican trucks is the same

Mar 012010
 
 01/03/2010  Posted by PMC at 20:32 on 01/03/2010 Comments Off
Three years later, the underlying cause to opposition of Mexican trucks is the same

As the opponents come out from under their rocks to oppose the Mexican trucks once again, and in their opposition, costing Americans tens of thousands of jobs, it’s interesting to go back three years and review the opinions of others interested in this issue. The following, appeared in the NEW STANDARD on March 28,2007, and the writers reasoning then resonates just as much in the renewed debate. After all, nothing is being said about the Canadians running amok in the US, breaking our cabotage rules, many who speak little or no English, and many from Muslim countries who are avowed ….Read More

[UPDATED]Opposition to Cross Border Truck program has nothing to do with safety or security concerns

Sep 152008
 
 15/09/2008  Posted by PMC at 18:11 on 15/09/2008 2 Responses »
[UPDATED]Opposition to Cross Border Truck program has nothing to do with safety or security concerns

Those who have followed the debate on the Mexican Cross Border Program, might have noticed as time passed, Todd Spencer and OOIDA for example kept changing their reasons for opposing FMCSA Cross Border Program. First it was “Safety issues”, then economic issues, both which have been debunked here and in other places. Jimmy Hoffa continues to rant about those “dangerous and unsafe” Mexican trucks putting the American motoring public at risk, without offering one iota of proof to back up his accusations. Even Steve Sommers on America’s Trucking Network has toned down the rhetoric, insisting his opposition to the program ….Read More

Truth 104.1 and Jon Justice – Hate Radio for the stupid people

Jul 262008
 
 26/07/2008  Posted by PMC at 16:39 on 26/07/2008 21 Responses »
Truth 104.1 and Jon Justice - Hate Radio for the stupid people

The latest wave of sick and perverted hatred from the nativists who seem to control elements of talk radio comes in the form of Jon Justice a wannabe talk show host on 104.1 The Truth, an FM talk station in Tucson Arizona. It began with a rally against Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio stepped up enforcement of Federal Immigration laws while ignoring the real crime occurring in his jusrisdiction. The protestors, with Isabel Garcia of Coalition of Human Rights Arizona in attendance, beat an effigy of Sheriff Joe. Ms Garcia was videotaped picking up the head of the pinata ….Read More

President Fox blasts U.S. xenophobia during U.S. appearances

Oct 152007
 
 15/10/2007  Posted by PMC at 18:59 on 15/10/2007 2 Responses »
President Fox blasts U.S. xenophobia during U.S. appearances

“You get the xenophobes trying to influence the debate and take it to their side, Fear, very unfortunately, is guiding the debate and the decision-making process on immigration”.

Going Protectionist Over a Fantasy Highway

Sep 252007
 
 25/09/2007  Posted by PMC at 09:59 on 25/09/2007 Comments Off

Xenophobes see a threat to U.S. sovereignty in a Texas freeway project that would ease trade with Mexico. The U.S. is known for its “paranoid style” of politics, so brace yourself for the next Big Scare coming down the pike (literally) — the Trans-Texas Corridor. Isolationist conservatives, emboldened by their jihad last year against the Dubai Ports World deal, have identified this road project as the spearhead of a conspiracy to dissolve the United States of America. The corridor is a proposed two-phase project meant to ensure that the Lone Star State has the transportation infrastructure necessary to handle the ….Read More

Mexican Pilot Truck Program – Separating Myth from Reality

May 262007
 
 26/05/2007  Posted by PMC at 15:08 on 26/05/2007 1 Response »

Some would have you believe that the “hot button” issue in the trucking community today is allowing Mexican trucks access to the United States past the current 20 mile border inclusion zone. The trucking oriented radio talk shows have made it their number one priority for the past year. Other talk shows with no connection to the trucking community have picked up on the subject. Extremists from the far right have jumped on the bandwagon and of course, the organizations who claim they are advocates representing the public good with concerns for highway safety have jumped in with both feet ….Read More

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