A new national survey by Rasmussen Reports shows 66 percent ofthose questioned oppose allowing Mexican trucks on U.S. roads.Additionally, 52 percent want to keep “Buy American” rules in theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which requires stimulusmoney to go mostly toward American businesses and contractors.
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The North American Free TradeAgreement calls for trucking lanes to be opened up in the U.S.,Mexico and Canada to trucks beyond the traditional bordercrossings.
Although free trade and some business advocates support theidea, U.S. trucking firms are concerned about being undercut bycheaper Mexican rivals and truck safety issues.
|The trucking saga has dragged on for years, with roadblockspresented in Congress by both Republicans and Democrats.
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