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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is putting his foot on the gas in an effort to crack down on what he calls "trucker fraud," targeting the source.
"We are going to bring safety back to American roadways," he said.
During a news conference in Detroit on Monday, he announced that 270 trucking schools have been shut down, accused of not having enough qualified instructors, lacking appropriate vehicles and facilities to train people, or allowing people to pass their tests even if they don’t speak English.
"You have to speak English to operate a commercial vehicle. I didn’t create that rule; President Trump didn’t create the rule; that rule has been in place for decades," Duffy said.
The Trump administration is blaming President Biden's lax border policies and states with more lenient laws, known as sanctuary states, for allowing so many people to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.
"These schools are passing off these CDLs to people who haven't earned them; putting forty-ton weapons into the hands of people who are illegal immigrants — who can't speak English and then they hurt real Americans
28-year-old Harjinder Singh - seen making an illegal U-turn received a commercial license in California under a controversial law there, despite entering the United States illegally in 2018.
His Florida crash caused the deaths of three people.
The White House is once again promoting Dalilah’s Law, named for Dalilah Coleman, who at five years old suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by an undocumented truck driver and was in attendance with her dad.
The proposed law has faced pushback from democrats who say 200 thousand truckers could lose their jobs, including those here on temporary visas.
During a March hearing, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., spoke about his concerns with the legislation.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is putting his foot on the gas in an effort to crack down on what he calls "trucker fraud," targeting the source.
"We are going to bring safety back to American roadways," he said.
During a news conference in Detroit on Monday, he announced that 270 trucking schools have been shut down, accused of not having enough qualified instructors, lacking appropriate vehicles and facilities to train people, or allowing people to pass their tests even if they don’t speak English.
"You have to speak English to operate a commercial vehicle. I didn’t create that rule; President Trump didn’t create the rule; that rule has been in place for decades," Duffy said.
The Trump administration is blaming President Biden's lax border policies and states with more lenient laws, known as sanctuary states, for allowing so many people to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.
"These schools are passing off these CDLs to people who haven't earned them; putting forty-ton weapons into the hands of people who are illegal immigrants — who can't speak English and then they hurt real Americans
28-year-old Harjinder Singh - seen making an illegal U-turn received a commercial license in California under a controversial law there, despite entering the United States illegally in 2018.
His Florida crash caused the deaths of three people.
The White House is once again promoting Dalilah’s Law, named for Dalilah Coleman, who at five years old suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by an undocumented truck driver and was in attendance with her dad.
The proposed law has faced pushback from democrats who say 200 thousand truckers could lose their jobs, including those here on temporary visas.
During a March hearing, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., spoke about his concerns with the legislation.
READ MORE: 13wham.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-closes-hundreds-of-truck-driving-schools-in-the-name-of-fraud-sean-duffy-president-donald-trump-california-cdl
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