ColonelAngus
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DOT threatens to pull $73M from NY after audit finds half of commercial trucking licenses went to illegal drivers
“It isn’t just a mistake—it is a dereliction of duty by state leadership.”
DOT threatens to pull $73M from NY after audit finds half of commercial trucking licenses went to illegal drivers
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened Friday to yank $73 million in federal highway funding meant for New York after an audit found more than half of the Empire State’s commercial trucking licenses were issued to foreign-born drivers in the US illegally.
“What New York does is if an applicant comes in and they have a work authorization — for 30 days, 60 days, one year — New York automatically issues them an eight-year commercial driver’s license,” Duffy said during a press conference at DOT headquarters in DC Friday. “That’s contrary to the law.”
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Are there no legal immigrants to get licenses and fill these roles?
Shouldnt the organizations giving WORK AUTHORIZATION to ILLEGALS be fined or sanctioned in some way?
How is this a good thing?