Posted on 03/14/2008 4:01:53 AM PDT by Man50D
Mexican truck drivers allowed to travel throughout the U.S. under a Bush administration demonstration project may not be proficient in English, despite Department of Transportation assurances to the contrary.
A brochure on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's website instructs Mexican truck drivers, "Did you know … You MUST be able to read and speak English to drive trucks in the United States."
Still, at the Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing Tuesday, Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and DOT Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III reluctantly admitted under intense questioning from Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., that Mexican drivers were being designated at the border as "proficient in English" even though they could explain U.S. traffic signs only in Spanish.
In the tense hearing, Dorgan accused Peters of being "arrogant" and in reckless disregard of a congressional vote to stop the Mexican trucking demonstration project by taking away funds to continue the project. Toward the end, the senator asked if it were true Mexican truckers could explain U.S. traffic signs only in Spanish when given English proficiency tests at the border.
"Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration test for English proficiency at the border include questions about U.S. highway signs?" Dorgan asked.
"Yes," Scovel replied. "The FMCSA English proficiency test at the border did not originally include U.S. highway signs, but now it does."
"Do you show a driver an octagonal 'STOP' sign at the border and qualify him if he explains the sign means 'ALTO'?" an incredulous Dorgan pressed.
"Alto" is the Spanish word for "Stop."
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Speechless.
executives and politicians are putting us in flyover country ALL AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, all for a couple of lousy extra dollars they can enjoy in the safety of their gated communities away from the unwashed masses and the border they have helped destroy. i hope they all get incurable diarreah
Typical.
meh, most of you have agreed to vote in Mccain. I say stop the rino’s at their root. we can survive 4 years of hillary/obama...barely. we wont survive 8 of mccain.
GRRRREAT post! BTTT!
No Habla...
But should we be surprised at any of this...
I believe the trucks should be specially tagged, and be readily identifiable by ANYONE on the roads in our country...
Oh wait...Ok, I was just reminded...
— small diameter steering wheel, made of chrome chain links so they can drive with handcuffs on...
— fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror...
— Some Azteca scene painted on the tailgates or running boards or something...
— a relief sticker of the Virgin Mary on the rear window...
— badges...(I know this will draw the usual response ;-)
Dorgan’s a Rat and I usually disagree with him, but he is spot on target with this.
Do you show a driver an octagonal ‘STOP’ sign at the border and qualify him if he explains the sign means ‘ALTO’?” an incredulous Dorgan pressed.
“Alto” is the Spanish word for “Stop.”
Have these guys ever driven in Mexico???
“ALTO” only means “STOP” if you do not see anyone in the other road crossing your own...
Geesh...And even then its based upon who’s bigger or more intimidating if a stop actually occurs...
Mexican truck drivers take English exam in Spanish
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Well that will work...
/s
Hmmm. Google says "MexiCain" hasn't appeared at FR. 'Guess somebody has to do it!
You know what...Everytime I see this picture posted it kinda makes me chuckle a bit as well...But only for a second or so, and then I want to break out “ole painless”...
And do my Chucky Cheese “Whack a Mole” impression on every single one of these goobers...
Actually ... I was planning on using English, but if they'll put cute little signs and icons near the place I make my mark ... I'll struggle through it.
Does that "Amigo" program, hawked on TV have this?
I'll call the next time I see that commercial.
brb
Me, too! LOL
Brought to you by the letter “B” (for Bush).
I have gone from truly liking the man, to wishing and praying for his impeachment. We have lost more of our national Sovereignty in the last 7 years than the last several presidents combined (at last in my poor and often defective point of view).
And his support of McCain does nothing to persuade me to cast my vote for McInsane....
You have been trumped and scooped, this time.
Cheers!
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