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Title: U.S. TAXPAYERS Pay To Upgrade Mexican Trucks
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URL Source: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2 ... -s-pays-upgrade-mexican-trucks
Published: Apr 12, 2011
Author: cc
Post Date: 2011-04-12 17:45:31 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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In the latest effort to accommodate its cherished trade partner in the south, the U.S. government is paying to upgrade outdated Mexican trucks that hemorrhage illegal amounts of exhaust on their trips north to deliver merchandise. The Mexican trucks enter the U.S. under a 17-year-old international trade pact known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and they’ve created an air pollution crisis. The air quality in border towns has been especially impacted by the exorbitant levels of exhaust released by the Mexican trucks, which also fail to meet American safety standards. Since the Mexican truckers have no intention of fixing the problem, Uncle Sam has stepped in to save the environment. U.S. taxpayers have picked up the cost to replace old mufflers on dozens of trucks and many more are scheduled to be upgraded by the middle of this year. The unbelievable story was reported this week by an Arizona newspaper that says replacing the old mufflers with new catalytic converters will reduce harmful diesel emissions by up to 30%. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is running the operation but the money is actually coming from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the same bloated federal agency that’s dedicated millions to “environmental justice” programs that help minorities get green. Under that brilliant EPA project, leftwing groups get federal dollars to teach black, Latino and indigenous folks how to recycle, reduce carbon emissions and participate in “green jobs” training. In this genius case, EPA grants have upgraded 55 Mexican trucks and many more will be enhanced this year. Each truck costs U.S. taxpayers about $1,600. The feds justify the expenditure by claiming that it will improve air quality on both sides of the border, especially in towns that are helpless due to lack of resources. The director of Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality says it’s all about establishing a “relationship on environmental issues.” U.S. truck drivers are required to have the type of converters that Mexicans are getting from the American government, though they must pay for theirs. For years, the idea of Mexican trucks entering the U.S. under NAFTA has been a contentious issue because they follow the notoriously dismal safety standards of a third-world country. In fact, a few years ago the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General determined that Mexican trucks that regularly travel throughout American highways are rarely checked for safety by U.S. authorities despite a provision requiring it. Rules requiring that every Mexican truck undergo a thorough safety compliance check and that every driver has a valid license and is proficient in English have been virtually ignored, according to the IG’s findings.
Poster Comment: =============================================================== Cheech says ~ Someone from the other side picks up your empty trailer, re-installs the lights and disappears across the border. Mexican Americans also like stopping at their cousins shop in Mexico to replace our fresh new tires with their old re-treads. U.S. Pays To Upgrade Mexican Trucks
Mexican Americans like girls named Debbie.
Mexican Americans like education.
Mexican Americans like their naanaas and their neenoos and their nanoeneenaananuneoneeoss's.
I says Mexican Americans like LIGHTS!
Otay Mesa, Mexican American Border:
When you drop an empty trailer at the transfer yard you have to remove all the lights and toss them into a big bin at the entrance. This prevents theft while the trailer is sitting there in no mans land.
When you pick up a loaded trailer you do the same, in the opposite direction.
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#1. To: All (#0)
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
If I had the money, I would send a spoof letter to every truck driver demanding they pay their fair share of the bill to repair the Mexican trucks and pay the money now before the Mexicans take their jobs.
The Truth of 911 Shall Set You Free From The Lie
"So do American truck owners and companies get to drive into a convenient truck stop and get their free upgrades to meet state and federal guidelines? .......The State of California implemented strict regulations on refrigerated trucks back in 2004. Last April, a federal court agreed California could enforce these rules even though the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had less-stringent standards. The upgrades to the transportation refrigerated units (TRUs) mandated by California and approved by the EPA will cost businesses $2,000 to $5,000 per unit.......Once California got their waiver to implement the stricter regulations in December 2009, they started enforcement efforts. In January and February of 2010 the California Air Resources Board issued citations totaling more than $180,000 in penalties for failing to register equipment and failing to meet emissions requirements"..... Link
Why is it that the Canadian trucking companies and owner/operators can and have met all our safety standards, air quality restrictions and transportation equipment requirements, but their Mexican counterparts can't, won't, or refuse to and get away with it? I hope for the day our truckers organize another drive to D.C. and refuse to move any products until that flap-eared, empty-suited nigger puppet and his handlers get the message. How dare those running this country use our tax dollars to help the foreign truckers when they make it so difficult and expensive on our own truckers to follow stringent regulations and meet increasing fuel costs.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
It's keep propping up Mexico's economy or face the prospect a guerrilla war which will jeopardize American interests there, putting US into war on four fronts.
Everytime the U.S. gov't makes another "move" with Mexico, they just repeat past mistakes. The people in gov't have NO clue how to solve our problems, let alone the intention of doing so. I say get rid of 'em all ... by whatever means can get it done the quickest.
#2. To: All, *Illegal Immigration* (#1)
#3. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
#4. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
#5. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#0)
In the latest effort to accommodate its cherished trade partner in the south, the U.S. government is paying to upgrade outdated Mexican trucks that hemorrhage illegal amounts of exhaust on their trips north to deliver merchandise.
#6. To: Phant2000, Big Meanie, Horse (#5)
#7. To: Phant2000 (#5)
How dare those running this country use our tax dollars to help the foreign truckers when they make it so difficult and expensive on our own truckers to follow stringent regulations and meet increasing fuel costs.
#8. To: Tatarewicz (#7)
It's keep propping up Mexico's economy or ...
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