Mexican Trucks Come into US - Otay Mesa, CA (pics)

Campo Minutemen | 9/18/07

[SnarlinCubBear]

Nafta opened the door to this. I don’t like the idea of protesters. The truck drivers are doing nothing illegal.

[Ladycalif]

[notaliberal]

maybe it's time to do another one of these: Washington Times"

Oh, never mind they wouldn't listen to us any way

[WestCoastGal]

I guess they’re immune from smog checks.

[Old Flat Toad]

It’s a possibility. I’m looking at the geometry of the corner and thinking the black car with the window down is finishing its turn. Parked illegaly, diagonaly in the gutter, in a red zone, with heavy police coverage makes no sense.

[LasVegasMac]

Those look like pretty safe and solid trucks to me.

You're eyesight must be awesome.

I could not discern the condition of the brake's, the air system, what shape the tires are in, etc.

Good on ya.

[Spunky]

What did they do? Steal a railroad boxcar and put it on the truck bed?

[Oatka]

Those look like pretty safe and solid trucks to me.

They DO look OK, but, betcha it ends up being "bait and switch". Put their best drivers and trucks in the first one hundred.

Fearless Forecast: Once those first one hundred are accepted, non-English speakers and rickety trucks will appear in droves.

[humblegunner]

What did they do? Steal a railroad boxcar and put it on the truck bed?

Uh.. that's a container, forty foot.

They get stacked on container vessels and shipped all over the world.

Very handy.

Trouble is, America has dandy container loading and unloading facilities of it's own.

We don't need Julio & Paco & Mohammed to load 'em up with drugs or illegals and truck 'em in.

[CzarNicky]

Parked illegaly, diagonaly in the gutter, in a red zone, with heavy police coverage makes no sense.

I take it you are not a teamster.

[Spunky]

"While the Minutemen protest, the Teamster try to recruit the Mexican Drivers.

Where did you ever get that idea? Don't you read?

Teamsters seek injunction against Mexican trucks in U.S. By JESSE J. HOLLAND The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Teamsters union said Wednesday it will ask a federal appeals court to block the Bush administration's plan to allow Mexican trucks to carry cargo anywhere in the United States.

From Nation and World

[Ladycalif]

You mean maybe the Teamster’s are duplicitous?

We talked to them at length. That is what they were doing.

[Ladycalif]

First Hand Report Subject: Union Leader SELLOUT at Otay Mesa this Morning I got up early, and showed up at the Otay Mesa truck inspection station on Enrico Fermi Road. I saw fellow Minuteman Ken there, and he was the only other person with an American flag, besides me. Wondering what WE THE PEOPLE could do to stop this nonsense, I was hopeful when I heard the Teamsters were finally going to do something, and hold a protest at the inspections station this morning at 6:00am. When I got there, I saw about 5 police/CHP crusiers and 30 union people carrying small signs complaining about the safety of the Mexican trucks, and giving numerous interviews to all the media (Fox11, 600AM, 8-CBS, etc.). When I started to discuss with some of the union people the fact that ALL American workers were being sold out, and that we all need to stick together (I'm an Engineer who has been affected by the H1-B Visa insourcing), they really didn't have any comments at that point... but then, I noticed Ken down on the corner, and walked that way. Shortly thereafter, Ken noticed one of the Union Leaders distributing flyers to the Mexican Truckers, away from all the cameras - he was trying to ORGANIZE THEM! Ken was incensed! When I saw this, I became disgusted and immediately rolled up my flag, and started walking to my truck to leave... as I went by the crowd of "union picketers" at the inspection station exit, I yelled out that one of their union leaders was handing out flyers trying to organize the Mexican Truckers down the street, and they basically ignored me, or gave annoying little "we are so smart that we are pulling the wool over everybody" smiles - all except for one big fat guy that threatened to "knock me out", and said that he "didn't care if he went to prison"... I stood up to him, and basically told him I wasn't interested in hanging around with traitors, and then left. It is all too clear to me that this "protest" was simply an act by the TEAMSTER leaders to attempt to appease their members into thinking they are trying to do something (all the while trying to organize the Mexican Truckers behind the backs of the lazy media). Remember that the TEAMSTER leaders appealed last week to the 9th “Circus” court of appeals, the MOST LIBERAL in the land - because they obviously wanted to lose! These leaders are a bunch of FAKES! Also remember that the AFL-CIO leadership appealed last week (and won!) a stay of the DHS informing employers of tough new policies regarding SSNs and hiring of ILLEGAL workers. Something must be done to REALLY organize the truckers and people to stop this wholesale sellout of our country by the current administration, socialist judges, greedy big business, and sellout union leadership. - ST

[humblegunner]

Ken was incensed! When I saw this, I became disgusted

Same thing happens to me when I read a 20 line post with no paragraphs.

Keep up the good work, but don't ignore your education.

[Old Flat Toad]

Nope.

[fweingart]

Those look like pretty safe and solid trucks to me.

The should be. You helped pay for them.

[CzarNicky]

I didn’t think so. You used logic and common sense to conclude a normal person wouldn’t park there. But they would even under those circumstances in the hope of a hit to further their agenda.

[Ladycalif]

It had paragraphs but when I hit “post: they all went away. I think because it was a cut and paste from an email.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

It's a little disconcerting reading the federal guidelines for local and state authorities. They may not pull over or stop Mexican drivers, they may approach a Mexican truck "only after it has come to rest." :)

[BillyAqua]

I guess they are hauling the goods that American truckers don't want to haul. Or, could it be they are working for less money and big business is increasing their bottom line by importing cheap labor? (sorry for the rhetorical question).

Illegal immigration is being pushed and ground right into our faces, and even a bi-partisan, national uprising by the people hasn't been able to stop it. Seems to me that the days of representative government are gone. Oh well, as fat Teddy Kennedy shouted out to an hispanic crowd recently, "hasta la victorrria".