1. United States
2. Ark.
3. Letter

The legislation proposal to exclusively give CDLs to English-speakers by limiting licensing testing to English is a solution to a complete non-issue. There's no reason to add to either the trucking crisis or the immigration crisis currently taking place in America. You're right, people do die from accidents involving big rigs. Have you, by chance, been in Arkansas recently? Have you seen the way everyday drivers behave around semis? I commute regularly on I-40 in central Arkansas, and I have feared for an imminent fatality more often than not with the way drivers cut off and tailgate truckers. You'd think that most drivers would have the wisdom to give them the space they require, but they do not. If you really want to address the issue of vehicular fatalities on roadways, this tiny issue you've made up is not the thing to do. Make citizens re-take a driving test every time we renew our driving licenses. It's eight years between renewals here in Arkansas, and that's a long time for bad habits to go unchecked and good habits to fall aside. Invest in the safety of drivers by making sure drivers, y'know, know how to drive safely. Don't fear monger on the "illegal immigrant" bandwagon and then claim it's about civilian lives. This is an inconvenience at best and adding fuel to an already raging fire at worst.