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Many Immigrant Truckers Could Lose Their Licenses After New Regulations
Season 2025
Episode 504
New federal rules block refugees, asylum seekers, and DACA holders from commercial licenses and ramp up English enforcement. About 8% of California’s active truckers are in this group, risking shortages and higher shipping costs.
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