U.S. Senate close to passing new Bill to close cross-border trucking

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The U.S. Senate is close to passing new spending bill that would effectively end the controversial cross-border trucking program that allows a select number of Mexican carriers into the country, according to the Washington Post. The bill passed the House of Representatives last week and is currently being debated in the Senate.



Source: http://fleetowner.com/trucking_regulations/cross-border-trucking-program-0306/  

I'm all for free trade, but based on what I've seen in Mexico, there's not much enforcement of safety or smog standards down there. I don't necessarily think this is such a bad idea. Especially now with all the drug violence going on down there. Who's to say some of these trucks aren't trafficking narcotics? Just sayin'.  

From one side it is good and from another side it is bad also.  

Finally, somebody thinking with common sense.  That's the first thing to come out of Washington that isn't stupid since the socialists took over.