To the editor: Columnist Gustavo Arellano proclaims that language proficiency in truck drivers doesn’t have an effect on security (“Trump is wrong. My dad was a trucker, and he didn’t need much English to do his job,” Could 7). I disagree; I’ve obtained quite a few site visitors citations in Europe as a result of I didn’t perceive European highway indicators.
Additionally, Arellano conveniently cites information from the Federal Motor Provider Security Administration that the speed of deadly crashes is 3 times lower than within the Seventies. He doesn’t, nevertheless, cite the newer statistics from the National Security Council, which in 2022 confirmed a 49% improve in deadly crashes involving giant vehicles over the earlier decade.
Giuseppe Mirelli, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I say “bravo” to the remark by Arellano’s dad: “The one who doesn’t communicate English works more durable.” Initially from Chihuahua, Mexico, my expensive mother, along with her restricted English expertise, nonetheless managed to work and stay fortunately in Texas, California and Illinois. She was at all times surrounded by church mates, retailers and members of the family who predominantly spoke Spanish. She by no means complained or felt misplaced for not absolutely understanding English.
That is America, a rustic of immigrants from all components of the world. There are different ethnic communities within the U.S. the place their U.S. and foreign-born residents predominantly communicate their native languages, and nobody questions them. Maybe as Individuals, we’d be a greater and closer-knit nation if extra of us realized a second language. I extremely advocate Español.
Armando Cepeda, Anaheim
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To the editor: Evidently one of the best technique for minimizing the variety of trucker-involved accidents is much less about guaranteeing English-language proficiency and extra about having fewer large rigs on the highway.
Towards that objective, the Trump administration has adopted the right mixture of insurance policies. As our ports are slowing down as a result of excessive tariffs, there shall be far fewer vehicles touring to and from cities like Lengthy Seashore. Immigration polices, too, may imply much less produce to maneuver to markets as a result of pickers being afraid to go to work, resulting in much less truck site visitors to and from the Central Valley. Drawback solved!
Richard Shafarman, Santa Clarita
