California’s Democratic candidates for governor reject ‘reckless’ English tests for truckers
- California Democratic candidates for governor oppose federal policies requiring English proficiency tests for commercial truck drivers, labeling such requirements as racist and discriminatory.
- The Trump administration cut or withheld millions of dollars in federal transportation funding to California due to the state's failure to enforce English language standards for commercial drivers, including illegal immigrants.
- Fatal crashes involving non-English speaking truck drivers have raised safety concerns, prompting federal pressure to enforce English proficiency tests in California.
- Democratic candidates defend the state's current policies on commercial driving standards and oppose stricter enforcement, while Republicans and safety advocates argue that English proficiency is essential for highway safety.
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“Racial Profiling” or Race Baiting? Tom Steyer’s Illiterate Take on English Proficiency
Below is my column in the California Post and New York Post on the recent claims made by Democratic candidates in the debate for California’s governorship. As expected, the race-baiting rhetoric flowed from each of the Democratic candidates, including a claim that requiring English proficiency is “racial profiling.” Here is the column: If you go to NASCAR to watch the cars crash, the Democratic gubernatorial race in California has been a thrilli…
POLITICS: Democratic candidates for governor claim racism, again
If you go to NASCAR to watch the cars crash, the Democratic gubernatorial race in California has been a thrilling pile-up. From Katie Porter spewing profanities at employees, to Eric Swalwell fleeing the race on the heels of prosecutors, it has been something to behold. However, some elements of the campaign have been more predictable, including the use of racial politics. The first major debate was canceled after Former Biden Health and Human S…
Tom Steyer Thinks Wanting Truck Drivers To Understand English Is Racist
by Harold Hutchison at CDN - Democratic California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer said during a Wednesday debate that requiring truckers to understand English was “racial profiling.” The Trump administration initiated a crackdown on states that issue commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to unqualified drivers, including numerous illegal immigrants, following several high-profile accidents involving migrants who appeared unable to speak Englis…
California’s Democratic candidates for governor claim racism, again
As with the pledges to arrest ICE officers and dictate how they conduct their operations, the racial profiling claim is knowingly misleading and unfounded. It is designed to pander to the far left by suggesting that requiring basic English skills of large-truck operators is somehow unlawful or unconstitutional.
CA democrat running for governor claim exing truck drivers to be able to read road signs is racist
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!NEW: California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says she would "fight" the Trump admin after she was asked if truck drivers should be able to read English.Question: Do you believe that English language proficiency should be strictly enforced for truck drivers?Porter: I… pic.twitter.com/C2mUc3xMzU— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 23, 2026 Several leading cand…
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