Why Trump’s Drive to Strip Immigrant Truckers’ Licenses Could Worsen a Labor Shortage
More than 200,000 legal residents may lose their commercial licenses.
Tractor-trailers at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Getty Images
As part of its effort to reduce the number of both undocumented and legal immigrants, the Trump administration has pursued its plan to ban many foreign-born people from working as drivers of trucks, school buses, and other large vehicles. But while that push has met both political and legal challenges, some critics warn the policy is likely to create significant disruptions for transportation companies and the businesses they serve.
The clash over the government’s push to pull immigrant truckers off the roads gained new intensity in recent weeks. Last month, a federal appeals court........





















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