A group of Republican legislators is pushing legislation that would allow states to grant licenses to migrants who want to drive 18-wheeler trucks.
The bill was introduced just as deputies for President Donald Trump are forcing down the huge population of President Joe Biden’s migrant truck drivers who have slashed wages for American truckers and their families.
The bill is led by Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) and is touted as a way to exclude foreign truck drivers from U.S. roads.
But the text explicitly allows state officials to award Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) to migrants approved by a federal Secretary of State:
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the State may issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor