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Mexican Trucking: A Danger To U.S. Motorists

Mexican Trucking: A Danger To U.S. Motorists
In 1993, the United States, Canada, and Mexico reached agreement on a treaty between their countries. This treaty was the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. The purpose of NAFTA was to allow free and unfettered access to each member country’s markets, and to reduce prices for consumer goods. Additionally, it was supposed to speed shipment of freight across North America, and reduce bureaucratic paperwork in border crossing. Unfortunately, the people who designed the treaty didn’t completely consider the economic and political condition of one of the member countries, namely Mexico. The lack of government regulation in the Mexican trucking industry was overlooked. In the rush to open the borders and increase commerce, this crucial aspect of the treaty was just ignored. Although there are proponents of the trucking provisions of NAFTA, Mexican trucks should not be allowed north of the border, because the lack of safety sta...

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