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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS:

In a decision that has angered many American truckers, the moratorium preventing Mexican trucks from freely roaming through the United State will soon expire.

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COMMENTARY:

Thanks to the now-infamous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican truckers will soon be allowed to travel within the United States free of any security checkpoints at our nation's border.

Historically, truckers from Mexico were allowed to cross into the United States, but were required to unload their cargo within 20-miles of crossing the U.S./Mexican border. President Bush has since launched a new pilot program that would allow Mexican truckers to travel freely on U.S. highways and interstates, a move that would greatly undermine the security of the United States.

Aside from the obvious security threat that would be posed by an unregulated flow of cross-border traffic, American truckers are concerned with job security. Mexican truckers are not restricted with the same regulations that American truckers are required to abide by. Therefore, American jobs would be threatened by Mexican truckers who would be willing to work for a much lower wage. Frosty Wooldridge, a trucker advocate from Colorado, is greatly concerned for his job. Wooldridge said in a public statement, "if this pilot program goes through, you'll see the disappearance of American trucking jobs."

Wooldridge has responded to this threat by organizing a truckers protest that is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on April 23-24. This protest has been termed a "Truck Out" and will involve American truckers who, after driving their large rigs into Washington, will circle the White House, essentially constructing a rolling blockade.

The Truck Out is a part of a week-long anti-illegal immigration event called Hold Their Feet to the Fire. Citizen-activists from all around the country plan on protesting not only illegal immigration, but also amnesty-providing legislation that has recently been introduced in Congress.

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