FAIR Exposes How States Gave Foreign Truck Drivers a License to Kill

Investigation reveals 30+ dead, 128,000 risky CDLs in one state, and tests in foreign languages 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today released a new Investigative Report, License to Kill: Uncovering the Anti-Borders Takeover of the National CDL Program. The report exposes how anti-borders politicians and bureaucrats in multiple states have systematically undermined federal commercial driver's license (CDL) standards. They have converted this critical public-safety credential into a permission slip for foreign nationals (who frequently lack English proficiency, valid immigration status, and basic driving competence) to get behind the wheel—often with deadly consequences.