Marco Rubio’s Visa Freeze: Truckers or Traffic Jam? Auto-Immigrant Snafu!

In a twist worthy of a reality show road trip, Secretary of State Marco Rubio paused new visas for commercial truck drivers amid reports that 'foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives,' sparking debate as immigrants make up 18% of drivers. Despite a shortage hitting trucking like a freight recession, the move doubles down on Trump-era English proficiency rules. Rubio’s order leaves trucker visas in a limbo pause, intensifying the truck driver drought causing inflation and supply chain drama across America before Sept. 30 fiscal year deadline.

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Source: Axios | Published: 8/22/2025 | Author: Ben Berkowitz