Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to target foreign-born CDL drivers was shut down by a DC court Friday.
Part of the larger “migrant scare” orchestrated by MAGA, the bill sought to make sweeping changes to who can receive a CDL license, a program which is run by the federal government.
The rule targets drivers based on their nationality alone – a flagrant violation of the Civil Rights Act – under the presumption that these are inherently more hazardous drivers.
What does the data say?
According to Duffy, foreign-born drivers make up about 5% of the CDL workforce (which includes drivers for tractor trailers, buses, etc), and less than 1 percent of all fatal crashes.
But even Duffy’s numbers don’t fully match the data his agency keeps.
Today, 18% of CDL license holders are foreign-born. And of the 1,600 fatal car accidents involving a CDL holder this year, only five invo…
