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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on US roads
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=51712
WorldNetDaily.com NAFTA superhighway to mean Mexican drivers, say Teamsters Union warns of drug-taking truckers, unsafe rigs on planned trade routes August 28, 2006 WASHINGTON ,DC The NAFTA superhighway, a north-south interstate trade corridor linking Mexico, Canada and the U.S., would mean U.S. truckers replaced by Mexicans, more unsafe rigs on American roads and more drivers relying on drugs for their long hauls, charges the International Brotherhood of Teamsters – the latest group to weigh in against the Bush administration plan. The August issue of Teamster magazine features a cover story on the plan for an enlarged I-35 that will reach north from the drug capital border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 1,600 miles to Canada through San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Duluth, while I-69 originating at the same crossing will shoot north to Michigan and across the Canadian border. Public proposals for the superhighway calls for each corridor to be 1,200 feet wide with six lanes devoted to cars, four to trucks, with a rail line and utilities in the middle. Most of the goods will come from new Mexican ports being built on the Pacific Coast – ports being run by Chinese state-controlled shipping companies. "Tens of thousands of unregulated, unsafe Mexican trucks will flow unchecked through out border – a very real threat to the safety of our highways, homeland security and good-paying American jobs," writes Teamster President Jim Hoffa. "The Bush administration hasn't given up on its ridiculous quest to open our border to unsafe Mexican trucking companies. In fact, Bush is quietly moving forward with plans to build the massive network of highways from the Mexican border north through Detroit into Canada that would make cross-border trucking effortless." So incensed was the union over the plan for the NAFTA superhighway that it sent investigative reporter Charles Bowden to Mexico for its August magazine report on the problems affecting Mexican drivers – problems that could soon come home to Americans with the plans for the new intercontinental highways. Drivers interviewed for the magazine report say they are exploited by companies that force them to drive 4,500 kilometers alone over the course of five or six nights without sleep. How do they stay awake on such long hauls? One driver says, "professional secret." Another laughs, "magic dust." Others mention "special chemicals." "And then they are off, a torrent of words and quips and smiles, and a knowing discussion of that jolt when a line of cocaine locks in," writes Bowden. "They are all family men who run the highways at least 25 days a month and they are adamant about two things – that nobody can run these long hauls without cocaine and crystal meth, and now and then some marijuana to level out the rush. And the biggest danger on their endless runs comes from addicted Mexican truck drivers, which means all truck drivers." Mexican drivers, of course, earn considerably less than their U.S. counterparts – about $1,100 a month. Hoffa says the NAFTA superhighway plan would "allow global conglomerates to capitalize by exploiting cheap labor and non-existent work rules and avoiding potential security enhancements at U.S. ports." The drivers interviewed for Teamster magazine say they are completely at the mercy of their employers, the Mexican government and police – who are the first to rob them. All of those interviewed said they have killed people with their trucks on the highways and fled the accident sites. Hoffa calls NAFTA an "unqualified disaster" up to now – and wonders why the nation continues to pursue the "free trade" agenda. Instead of creating new jobs, he said, it has cost 3 million in manufacturing alone. Instead of creating trade surpluses, America's trade deficit is the worst ever, he says. "If there's a positive side to the disastrous legacy of NAFTA, it's that it has made it a little harder for the free trade cabal to wrap their lies around subsequent job-killing deals," says Hoffa. "While the White House and Senate still have a majority who continue to support the free trade agenda, their ranks have shrunk over the years – sometimes due to members of Congress changing their minds and sometimes due to voters changing their member of Congress." He adds: "If the Bush administration succeeds (with the NAFTA superhighway), American drivers and their families will be forced to share the roads with unsafe, uninsured trucks and millions of good-paying American jobs will be lost. And just one weapon of mass destruction in an unchecked container will be too many." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- "The citizen who stands by his legal rights in the face of lawless government misconduct upholds the law and renders a service not only to himself but the public generally." --Justice Sanders,(defending the right to forcibly resist false arrest), writing in dissent,State vs.Valentine,935 P.2d 1294. WA Supreme Court, 1997. |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on USroads
Driver One wrote: > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=51712 > > WorldNetDaily.com > > NAFTA superhighway to mean Mexican drivers, say Teamsters > Union warns of drug-taking truckers, unsafe rigs on planned trade > routes > > August 28, 2006 > > WASHINGTON ,DC > > The NAFTA superhighway, a north-south interstate trade corridor > linking Mexico, Canada and the U.S., would mean U.S. truckers replaced > by Mexicans, more unsafe rigs on American roads and more drivers > relying on drugs for their long hauls, charges the International > Brotherhood of Teamsters – the latest group to weigh in against the > Bush administration plan. > > The August issue of Teamster magazine features a cover story on the > plan for an enlarged I-35 that will reach north from the drug capital > border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 1,600 miles to Canada through San > Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Duluth, while > I-69 originating at the same crossing will shoot north to Michigan and > across the Canadian border. > > Public proposals for the superhighway calls for each corridor to be > 1,200 feet wide with six lanes devoted to cars, four to trucks, with a > rail line and utilities in the middle. Most of the goods will come > from new Mexican ports being built on the Pacific Coast – ports being > run by Chinese state-controlled shipping companies. > > > "Tens of thousands of unregulated, unsafe Mexican trucks will flow > unchecked through out border – a very real threat to the safety of our > highways, homeland security and good-paying American jobs," writes > Teamster President Jim Hoffa. "The Bush administration hasn't given up > on its ridiculous quest to open our border to unsafe Mexican trucking > companies. In fact, Bush is quietly moving forward with plans to build > the massive network of highways from the Mexican border north through > Detroit into Canada that would make cross-border trucking effortless." > > So incensed was the union over the plan for the NAFTA superhighway > that it sent investigative reporter Charles Bowden to Mexico for its > August magazine report on the problems affecting Mexican drivers – > problems that could soon come home to Americans with the plans for the > new intercontinental highways. > > Drivers interviewed for the magazine report say they are exploited by > companies that force them to drive 4,500 kilometers alone over the > course of five or six nights without sleep. How do they stay awake on > such long hauls? > > One driver says, "professional secret." Another laughs, "magic dust." > Others mention "special chemicals." > > "And then they are off, a torrent of words and quips and smiles, and a > knowing discussion of that jolt when a line of cocaine locks in," > writes Bowden. "They are all family men who run the highways at least > 25 days a month and they are adamant about two things – that nobody > can run these long hauls without cocaine and crystal meth, and now and > then some marijuana to level out the rush. And the biggest danger on > their endless runs comes from addicted Mexican truck drivers, which > means all truck drivers." > > Mexican drivers, of course, earn considerably less than their U.S. > counterparts – about $1,100 a month. Hoffa says the NAFTA superhighway > plan would "allow global conglomerates to capitalize by exploiting > cheap labor and non-existent work rules and avoiding potential > security enhancements at U.S. ports." > > The drivers interviewed for Teamster magazine say they are completely > at the mercy of their employers, the Mexican government and police – > who are the first to rob them. All of those interviewed said they have > killed people with their trucks on the highways and fled the accident > sites. > > Hoffa calls NAFTA an "unqualified disaster" up to now – and wonders > why the nation continues to pursue the "free trade" agenda. Instead of > creating new jobs, he said, it has cost 3 million in manufacturing > alone. Instead of creating trade surpluses, America's trade deficit is > the worst ever, he says. > > "If there's a positive side to the disastrous legacy of NAFTA, it's > that it has made it a little harder for the free trade cabal to wrap > their lies around subsequent job-killing deals," says Hoffa. "While > the White House and Senate still have a majority who continue to > support the free trade agenda, their ranks have shrunk over the years > – sometimes due to members of Congress changing their minds and > sometimes due to voters changing their member of Congress." > > He adds: "If the Bush administration succeeds (with the NAFTA > superhighway), American drivers and their families will be forced to > share the roads with unsafe, uninsured trucks and millions of > good-paying American jobs will be lost. And just one weapon of mass > destruction in an unchecked container will be too many." > > - I read elsewhere, too, that once they clear the border, the Mexican trucks won't be required to cross state scales or be subject to DOT inspections. |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on US roads
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:29:36 -0700, Driver One
> wrote: >http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=51712 > >WorldNetDaily.com > >NAFTA superhighway to mean Mexican drivers, say Teamsters >Union warns of drug-taking truckers, unsafe rigs on planned trade >routes > Nobody in congress cares. The traitors are being paid a fortune to allow this and so they do. America is the most corrupt nation in history. |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on US roads
In article >, gringo wrote:
> I read elsewhere, too, that once they clear the border, the Mexican trucks > won't be required to cross state scales or be subject to DOT inspections. Welcome to the new USA, a third world kleptocracy and police state. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the mexican truckers even have to worry about the speed limits or even right of way. Afterall, the small minority that are pushing this CFR plan via the SPP are the ones government and it's police serve. |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on US roads
Driver One wrote: > NAFTA superhighway to mean Mexican drivers, say Teamsters > Union warns of drug-taking truckers, unsafe rigs on planned trade > routes LMAO. Yeah right. Teamsters - lol. Graham |
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gringo wrote: > I read elsewhere, too, that once they clear the border, the Mexican trucks > won't be required to cross state scales or be subject to DOT inspections. Why would that be ? Graham |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on USroads
I read elsewhere, too, that once they clear the border, the Mexican
trucks > won't be required to cross state scales or be subject to DOT inspections. Naw, you guys can chill. They are held to the same standards as any other trucker. Canadians have been here a long time. As to the "superhighway". It's not I-35 but an extension of I-27 that currently is in the Texas panhandle. It will follow US 83 to US 87. Then up through west Texas. It will miss San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth. OK City, etc. etc. Look at Mapquest.com Teamster? Founded and operated by thugs and thieves and Democrats. Look it up. Easy to confirm. Eeyore wrote: > gringo wrote: > > > I read elsewhere, too, that once they clear the border, the Mexican trucks > > won't be required to cross state scales or be subject to DOT inspections. > > Why would that be ? > > Graham |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on US roads
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:29:32 -0500, gringo > wrote:
> > >Eeyore wrote: >> >> Driver One wrote: >> >>> NAFTA superhighway to mean Mexican drivers, say Teamsters >>> Union warns of drug-taking truckers, unsafe rigs on planned trade >>> routes >> >> LMAO. Yeah right. Teamsters - lol. >> >> Graham >> > >now what do you imply with that? assuming that oyu are a non-trucker who >doesn't know any better, I'll bother to inform you that American truckers >are drug screened before hire ,and subject to random drug tests at every >DOT scale in the US. Yeah, buy how often do any of us get tested at the scales? Seriously, how often? I never have and I never met anyone that said they had been drug tested without probable cause either. More to the point is that these unwanted Mexican "truck drivers" will be hauling all manner of freight into the USA without going through any of the hazardous materials training and not having to do the new federal FBI background checks on Hazmat drivers, while American truckers will be paying to do it, or lose their hazmat endorsements. Whatta country, huh ?? Solitary Soul -> http://users3.ev1.net/~solitarysoul/ ----------------------------------------------------- Welcome to alt.support.shyness, also known as The *PAIN* Club. - Solitary Soul |
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NAFTA superhighway to mean drugged Mexican truck drivers on USroads
On 31 Aug 2006 16:30:12 -0700, "dave481" > wrote:
>Naw, you guys can chill. They are held to the same standards as any >other trucker. Canadians have been here a long time. As to the >"superhighway". It's not I-35 but an extension of I-27 that currently >is in the Texas panhandle. It will follow US 83 to US 87. Then up >through west Texas. It will miss San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Ft. >Worth. OK City, etc. etc. Look at Mapquest.com >Teamster? Founded and operated by thugs and thieves and Democrats. Look >it up. Easy to confirm. I went he http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=15497 and clicked oj nthe map they have; it does use I35. Lots of other sites about the highway use the same map. Maybe this is a newer alignment. Out of curiosity, how do you find this on mapquest? -- Bill Funk replace "g" with "a" |
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Bill Funk wrote: > > I went he > http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=15497 > and clicked oj nthe map they have; it does use I35. > Lots of other sites about the highway use the same map. > Maybe this is a newer alignment. > Out of curiosity, how do you find this on mapquest? > -- > Bill Funk > replace "g" with "a" A lot of things don't make any sense. For one thing, Mexican Rt. 40 coming out of Mazatlan is called the Devil's Backbone. It's a winding two-lane road that cuts across the lower portion of the Sierra Madres mountain range. Interstate quality it's not, nor is there much of a chance that it could be upgraded any time soon because it's hanging on the side of a mountian and would require tremendous earth moving. There is, however, a divided toll road north of Mazatlan that runs through Hermosillo and up to Nogales, AZ which isn't mentioned on the map and would be much more logical for routing trucks. And Mazatlan isn't much of a port. If they were planning to upgrade either the Devil's Backbone or the Port of Mazatlan I'm 100% confident that the gringo community down there would have heard about it and there hasn't been a peep. This web site is geared to a gringo audience. For something like this to genuinely work there would have to be more input from Mexican authorities. This seems more like a pipe dream or an ambitious proposal than something that is an actual governmental directive. --PirateJohn-- www.PirateJohn.com |
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