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Trucking vet lawmaker sounds off on illegal immigrant drivers as REAL ID deadline looms

A House Republican whose family found success in the trucking industry is voicing concerns about illegal immigrants working in the industry in the U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., praised President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating English proficiency as a requirement for professional drivers in an interview with Fox News Digital. It also comes as the REAL ID deadline fast approaches in the U.S. as the Trump administration finally seeks to impose the 20-year-old measure in a bid to crack down on illegal immigrants, including those who have been made eligible for driver’s licenses in blue states. HOW A DOGE REVIEW CAN ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE PROGRAMS THAT FIGHT HIV/AIDS “Accident rates have gone up 75% because we have people that are driving trucks across this country, they can’t read or speak English,” Collins told Fox News Digital, noting he’d been in the trucking industry for 30 years. “I don’t know how that makes sense … but thank goodness the president saw that when he signed an executive order.” In recent years, illegal immigrants have been able to obtain driver’s licenses in 19 states and Washington, D.C., where they are issued regardless of immigration status. Collins said it’s had an effect on the trucking industry more widely, however. “It impacts the trucking industry because you got people that have no skin in the game, so to say. It doesn’t matter if they get involved in an accident, what do they care? Because they’re not here legally anyway. So, at worst-case scenario, they just lose the vehicle because they weren’t even kicking them out,” Collins said. “Let’s at least get these people off the road, make them stop driving and, oh, by the way, pack your bags and go home.” It’s not clear how much REAL ID will help in the immediate future, considering states will be allowed to continue issuing non-REAL ID-compliant licenses alongside the new federal standard. DOGE SLASHES ‘WASTEFUL’ ‘PROBLEM-SOLVING’ CONTRACT WORTH $50K IN LATEST ROUND OF ELIMINATIONS But the Trump administration is attempting to at least stop people who cross the border illegally from being able to get to Collins’ home state of Georgia and others via airline travel. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Noncompliant state IDs will be banned from use on commercial flights and from entering federal buildings starting May 7. “Under Biden, illegal aliens used non-compliant IDs from sanctuary cities to board flights, but REAL ID’s higher security standards make it nearly impossible to forge legitimate documents, ensuring only verified travelers can fly,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a memo this month.

‘Not acceptable’: Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking judicial probe into Pahalgam terror attack

Sensing the disinclination of the court to entertain the plea for a probe into the terrorist attack, the PIL litigant suddenly raised the issue of students from Jammu and Kashmir studying outside the union territory while pleading that he intended to withdraw other prayers contained in the petition.

‘Sharbat Jihad’ row deepens as Ramdev publishes new video on Rooh Afza, Delhi High Court says…

After Patanjali published a video containing disparaging remarks against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza, an apparent violation of the Delhi High Court’s earlier directive, Justice Amit Bansal said the conduct of Ramdev demonstrated that he was “not in control of anyone” and “lives in his own world.”

ECI introduces three key initiatives to enhance electoral roll accuracy; check details

To make Voter Information Slips (VIS) more voter-friendly, ECI has also decided to modify its design.

How Hispanic Texans embraced vaccines and flipped the script on COVID deaths

In the deadly summer of 2020, Hispanics in Texas were half of all COVID-19 deaths, spurring many to vaccinate. Today, in a startling flip, Hispanics make up less than a quarter of deaths from the disease.

Texas will share equipment database with local fire departments to help beat wildfires

The legislation, which won unanimous approval in both chambers, was written following the state’s historic Panhandle wildfires last year.

‘Dawn of Orange economy’: PM Modi at WAVES summit, says India becoming global hub of music, film, gaming

In line with Prime Minister’s vision of leveraging creativity, technology, and talent to shape a brighter future, WAVES will integrate films, OTT, gaming, comics, digital media, AI, AVGC-XR, broadcasting, and emerging tech, making it a comprehensive showcase of India’s media and entertainment prowes

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