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 Editorials | Opinions | April 2007 
Union Hypocrisy on Illegal Immigration and Mexican Truckers
 sayanythingblog.com
That America’s unions support amnesty for illegal immigrants and oppose any effort to stop more illegal immigrants from coming into this country is common knowledge.
That unions also oppose America’s NAFTA treaty with Mexico, which promised Mexican trucking companies access to our entire country when they’re hauling loads that originate in Mexico, is also well known. This access was supposed to have been granted to Mexican truckers by 2000, but it’s been delayed by protectionist union lackeys like North Dakota’s Byron Dorgan who don’t want those Mexicans competing with American truckers enrolled in the Teamsters Union.
So my question for the union supporters is this: Why oppose allowing Mexican truckers into America legally, under the NAFTA treaty, in order to conduct legitimate commerce but support Mexican immigrants coming into this country illegally?
I’d really like an answer to that one. Because it’s clear, to me, that allowing Mexican truckers access to the American market is a good way to help enrich Mexico’s economy and thin out the number of people fleeing poverty in that country by forcing their way into ours. In fact, I’d say it’s immoral not to grant these Mexican truckers access to our economy. After all, competition among business and the unencumbered flow of commerce is good for all of us, Mexican and American alike.
Could it be that the unions are really just interested in their bottom line rather than the well being of Mexicans? That they want amnesty for lots and lots of illegal immigrants because those illegals represent a broad new base for unionization? That they don’t want Mexican truckers in America because those truckers would be competition for overpaid union truckers?
I think those are the only conclusions we can really come to. |
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