Here’s How Obama Paved The Way For America’s Roads To Be Filled With ‘Illiterate’ Foreign Truckers

Years after the Obama administration dramatically lowered standards for commercial drivers, American truckers say their industry is being hijacked by low-wage migrants who barely know English.

For decades, federal regulations required commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to read and speak the English language well enough to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and make entries on various reports, but the Obama administration paused that rule in 2016, weakening enforcement against commercial truckers who lacked basic English proficiency, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT). While the Trump administration has since revived the rule, lifelong truckers say the industry remains beleaguered with companies aiming to profit off cheap migrant labor.