Mexican trucks to circulate freely in U.S.

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[ambrose]

Mexican trucks to circulate freely in U.S.

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Washington, D.C., U.S., November 27, 2002 (EFE) - The U.S. government will allow the free circulation of Mexican trucks in its territory starting in January under a directive signed Wednesday by Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.

"President (George W.) Bush has made good on his commitment to open the border to international trucking and cross-border regular route bus service. This will help increase trade between our countries," said a statement issued by Mineta.

The Transportation Department will review applications filed by 130 Mexican passenger and cargo transportation companies seeking to operate in the United States.

The companies will undergo security inspections and will be required to get insurance and make maintenance arrangements with U.S. firms. Their drivers will also be subjected to periodic drug and alocohol testing.

This provision will lift the last restrictions imposed on Mexican trucking and represents compliance with the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by Canada, the United States and Mexico in 1994.

Under pressure from U.S. trucking unions, President Bill Clinton's 1992-2000 administration kept out Mexican trucks, citing safety concerns.

Currently, Mexican trucks are allowed on U.S. roads only within a narrow strip 35 kilometers (21 miles) of the border.

According to official data, 4.3 million entries and departures were recorded last year along the common border. EFE

[PatrioticAmerican]

Another step to AMerica becoming Mexico with lowered standards. Mexico is a sewer, so why are we trying to be like them by allowing them to be us??

[Luis Gonzalez]

In a little while, you will be labeled a reconquista, and blamed for the fall of Western civilization.

[Joe Hadenuf]

DOT requirements on Mexican trucks and buses.

LOL Hahahahah...........Boy, they are really gunna be clapin down huh?????????????? Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!

[Ben Ficklin]

Its Ronald Reagan's fault, he started it all.

[pulaskibush]

I would seize their other trucks the second they crossed the border by the military that would also be patroling the for migrants in the desert. They would either pay or not do business in America. As for the water, we should have only given them the water we agreed to when they gave us the water they agreed to on a monthly basis. They don't meet the requirement a month, the spicket goes off. Of course, I wouldn't have dealt with them in the first place. I would have used our own water and let them use theirs.

In addition to putting military on the border, deporting illegals, punishing companies that hire illegals, etc. we need to demand that the US seize Mexican assets here to pay for the many Mexican criminals we jail and for the emergency healthcare, and for truck accidents, etc.

The whole reason the Mexican "government" is pushing an illegal immigrant agenda is so that they can stuff their pockets, and not have to provide the opportunities that a nation is suppose to provide for its people.

[willyone]

So secret even they don't know what it is.

[DoughtyOne]

I saw it. I recognize it for what it is. So do you. The fifth columnists will now praise Bush and damn any "devil" that doesn't bow on bended knee. American citizens, whole families of them will die as a result of this, thanks to the NAFTA SHAFTA!

When trucks were required to dump loads within a few miles of the border, it forced people on our side of the border to handle the cargo to transfer it to another truck. Now the 98% of the trucks whose cargos are not checked at the border will be able to truck anything they like, sight unseen to any location in the United States.

This isn't a war on terrorism, it's terrorism personified on the citizens of the United States with help from the top leaders of this nation.

You fifth columnists out there, don't even bother talking to me. Stick it where the sun don't shine.

[sarcasm]

Now the 98% of the trucks whose cargos are not checked at the border will be able to truck anything they like, sight unseen to any location in the United States.

Will we see a drop in the "street price" of heroin and cocaine?

[DoughtyOne]

Why the hell should I care? Four hundred and thirty some-odd Congressmen, 100 Senators and one Presdent don't. More than half the folks on this forum don't. George Putnam used to say "a fish rots from the head." I'll be damned if this nation hasn't turned into the rottenest carp I've ever seen. Signed, Thuroughly disgusted!

[sarcasm]

Some around here would claim that such a drop would be an example of the free market in action.

[ambrose]

Congressman Tarcenedo was on John & Ken the other day. He said the Republicans won't do anything about this because they want cheap labor. The Democrats won't because they want new voters. It really is a bi-partisan conspiracy. Well, conspiracy isn't the word, because this is all out in the open. Like you said, very few people care.

[sarcasm]

The U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture admits that it's about "cheap" labor:

"It's my sense," Penn said, "that there is a distinct labor shortage at a given price in the U.S. farming and food industry

[DoughtyOne]

Probably so.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree with him.

[sarcasm]

Want to wager that trucking companies are soon going to find a labor shortage at given price in the near future?

[madfly]

http://www.cerrell.com/releases/a015rel.html

SCAG To Take Its Case To Mexico

El Centro Councilman David Dhillon, Los Alamitos Mayor Pro Tem Ron Bates, Buena Park Mayor Art Brown
to Brief Fox Administration on Project for Immigrant Lives,
Southwest Compact

Los Angeles, CA - A delegation of local elected leaders representing the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) will travel to Mexico City, Mexico for a series of meetings with key officials in the Fox administration, formally establishing contact and developing relationships for future collaborative opportunities for the Project for Immigrant Lives, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Southwest Compact. The SCAG delegation includes Los Alamitos Mayor Pro Tem Ron Bates, SCAG president; El Centro City Councilman David Dhillon, chair of SCAG’s Project for Immigrant Lives; Buena Park Mayor Art Brown, Chair of SCAG’s NAFTA Subcommittee and its Goods Movement Advisory Committee; Bruce DeVine, SCAG chief economist; and Eddie Tafoya, SCAG government relations staff.

“This trip is an excellent opportunity for us to build bridges between Southern California and the new president’s administration in Mexico,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bates. “We see ourselves in a unique position to deal with a number of matters of common interest and concern to our respective constituents, and we look forward to initiating a constructive, long-lasting dialogue.”

“The ongoing tragedy of immigrant deaths is a matter of tremendous concern on both sides of the border and, since its formation, the Project for Immigrant Lives has been working closely with the Mexican Consulate,” said El Centro Councilman Dhillon. “We are excited to have an opportunity to discuss the Project’s accomplishments and ongoing initiatives with the Fox administration, and we hope to find new areas in which our respective governments can work together to prevent these horrible tragedies. It is imperative that we determine how we can best continue working with the Mexican government to overcome this dilemma, and develop comprehensive, long-term solutions together.”

Responding to a long-standing invitation from Mexican officials, the SCAG delegation is scheduled to meet with the Secretary of Foreign Relations; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Interior; the Secretary of Communications and Transportation; and the “Border Czar” (a newly appointed position). The delegation will use a number of the meetings to bring widespread attention to the continuing problem of illegal immigrants dying as they enter the United States through California’s southeastern deserts. Working with the U.S. Border Patrol, El Centro Sector, and the Mexican Consulate, the Project is undertaking extensive efforts to stem the tide of immigration through the Southeastern deserts and eliminate tragic deaths caused by drowning and other hazards faced by illegal immigrants crossing the border.

The Project for Immigrant Lives, established in January 1999, is comprised of elected officials, law enforcement personnel, medical experts, business and religious leaders, the Mexican Consulate, and other interested citizens from the affected areas. The Project’s efforts in 1999 and 2000 helped achieve a dramatic 57 percent reduction in drowning deaths, a 38 percent reduction in heat-related casualties, and a 30 percent overall decrease in fatalities for fiscal year 1999.

Additionally, the SCAG delegation will be meeting with the Secreteria de Economia, the office responsible for NAFTA, to discuss ongoing efforts to implement the historic trade agreement reached between the United States and Mexico in 1993. There will also be preliminary efforts to promote economic development, encourage transportation infrastructure improvements, and engage public and private organizations in Mexico to promote the Southwest Compact. This is a series of cooperative economic developments along a proposed east-west trade corridor between California and Texas near the Mexican border (generally following Interstates 8 and 10) long advocated by SCAG.

“As we move forward into the 21st century, international trade will become an even more critical element of the Southern California economy, and we need to continue working closely with our colleagues in Mexico,” said Mayor Art Brown. “We see these meetings as important not only in terms of efforts to maximize economic opportunity on both sides of the border, but also to remain focused on such related issues as transportation infrastructure, truck safety and other areas of mutual interest or potential future collaboration.”

“We need to begin working now with our Mexican counterparts – as well as with the political and business leadership of Southern California and our neighboring states – to make the Southwest Compact a reality,” added Councilman Dhillon.

Any individuals or organizations interested in learning more about the Project for Immigrant Lives or participating in its upcoming activities may call Arnold San Miguel of SCAG at 909/784-1513. For more information about the Southwest Compact, please call Bruce DeVine, SCAG chief economist, at 213/236-1903.

February 8, 2001

Contact: Jeff Lustgarten at 323/466-3445

[madfly]

Southwest Compact, SCAG, more keywords from the trade-ers.

Southwest border initiative offers Northwest lessons

[oceanperch]

Now I wonder if shippers will use Mexican ports then truck goods up?

Will this affect business at American ports?

[oceanperch]

For sure!

[oceanperch]

Since when does Mexico follow American rules.

They can have requirements untill the cows come home does not mean they will follow through.

They should write the DOt requirements in the top four languages just like the handy instructions that come with so many gadgets now a days.