Cops Ticket Two Truckers For Not Speaking English Following Trump's Executive Order

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We benignant of knew it would only beryllium a matter of clip earlier overzealous section cops enforced President Trump's June executive order that requires each motortruck drivers to speak English (something, mind you, that was already a law). Now, 2 truckers walking done DeKalb County, Alabama, person been issued tickets for not speaking English. I'm shocked that thing for illustration this happened successful Alabama. I'll show you what.

The President and CEO of nan Alabama Trucking Association, alternatively than guidelines up for his drivers, backed nan officers. Mark Colson told 48 WAFF, "The English connection proficiency modular has been location for a agelong time," adding that it was really astir "safety" and nan expertise to "read nan rules of nan road" and pass pinch constabulary and nan wide public. Of course, I'm reasonably definite these truckers person nary rumor reference posted signs connected nan broadside of nan road. After all, they were capable to get their CDLs.

In fairness to Trump, nan argumentation he reinforced had been connected nan books since nan 1930s, but they were loosened nether nan Obama administration, curbing enforcement and lowering penalties. I don't cognize astir you all, but it didn't look for illustration nan roads sewage markedly much vulnerable aft this happened.

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It's not wholly clear what benignant of fines and penalties nan 2 drivers — 1 from Texas and nan different from Florida — are facing. Trump's executive bid says that if a driver is recovered successful violation, they'll beryllium put retired of service," according to our previous reporting. The summons itself doesn't springiness america overmuch accusation different than nan truth that they were cited for being a "NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING DRIVER."

There's nary mention of nan 2 drivers being pulled disconnected nan roadworthy for thing much than a ticket, and let's dream that continues to beryllium nan case. It's besides not clear what led to nan truckers being ticketed. There's nary nonstop connection connected why constabulary decided to talk to these guys, but if I had to guess, it was for this circumstantial logic — hoping they'd beryllium capable to drawback immoderate mediocre trucker retired and springiness him a ticket.

Of course, an bid for illustration this — and nan truth it was carried retired — is conscionable different measurement to "other" group of color. The basal facts are that astir truckers already speak English proficiently capable to do their jobs to nan modular nan U.S. authorities is holding them to. Regardless of that, though, location are plentifulness of devices to span connection barriers betwixt truckers and nan wide public, and I find nan thought that they can't publication roadworthy signs to beryllium a spot rich.