Recently, there was a fatal traffic accident in Florida caused by an illegal immigrant who could not read or speak English. Many of us wondered how he managed to get his commercial drivers license (I believe that the test for this license is only given in English and Spanish–he was from India).<\/p>\n
The dotdriverfiles<\/a> reports the following:<\/p>\n Starting June 25, 2025, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will begin strictly enforcing English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial drivers. While this regulation has existed for years under 49 CFR \u00a7 391.11(b)(2), the new enforcement approach means drivers who fail roadside language assessments will be immediately placed out-of-service (OOS).<\/strong><\/p>\n On Friday, Breitbart<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n Florida police have discovered how migrants who cannot speak English have been getting licenses to drive 18-wheelers on the nation\u2019s highways.<\/strong><\/p>\n With news breaking all across the country of major highway accidents that have killed Americans perpetrated by non-English speaking migrants behind the wheels of massive semi trucks, many have wondered how they could be getting their licenses. Investigators in Florida have discovered that one way is by using hidden cameras and ear pieces when they enter a drive\u2019s license facility to take their commercial truck driving license (CDL) test, WTLV-TV<\/a> reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n Investigators from the Florida State Police have discovered that some foreign-born applicants are using a camera and an ear piece connected to someone outside the DMV facility who speaks their language to cheat on the tests. The applicant uses the camera to scan the test so his cohort can read the questions, then they tell the applicant how to answer the test questions over the ear piece. That way, the migrants can pass the test without having read a single question or understood any of the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Recently, the State Police arrested and convicted several migrants who used this cheat to take CDL tests at a Jacksonville, Florida, DMV. One man arrested in April was sentenced to eight months in prison for the scheme to illegally obtain a Florida CDL, another was handed over to ICE for deportation, and three more satisfied court-ordered measures and their cases were dismissed.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a safety issue. Cheating puts all Americans at risk.<\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The problem of non-English speaking drivers has skyrocketed since so many migrants took<\/a> trucking industry jobs after entering the U.S.<\/a> through President Joe Biden\u2019s loose border policies, either at the southern border or at international airports.<\/strong><\/p>\n With the spotlight on foreign CDL drivers after a horrendous and fatal accident<\/a> in Florida this month, Florida officials announced<\/a> that under a new immigration enforcement program, truck weigh stations in the state will be used as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checkpoints.<\/strong><\/p>\n Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier also announced that agricultural inspection stations will also serve as immigration checkpoints going forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n Hopefully these actions will make our highways safer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently, there was a fatal traffic accident in Florida caused by an illegal immigrant who could not read or speak English. Many of us wondered how he managed to get his commercial drivers license (I believe that the test for … Continue reading