The Department of Transportation has announced plans for a year long pilot program to begin implementing the NAFTA "Superhighway." This program will allow Mexican trucking companies to make international deliveries to the United States beyond the 20-25 mile commercial zones currently in place along the Southwest border.

This is a bad idea that I continue to fight. I am co-sponsoring H.CON. RES. 40 which will prevent the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway System or a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. I also supported the Safe Roads Act of 2007, H.R. 1773, which would limit the length and scope of the pilot program and block its implementation until U.S. truckers have similar access in Mexico. The bill would also put in place strict safety regulations for the Department of Transportation to follow in setting up the pilot program. This bill passed the House with my full support by a vote of 411-3.

We have to protect our borders and not allow more undocumented people into our country. Thanks for speaking out on this issue. I will continue to monitor this situation as it develops.