The issue of blue states like California giving illegal aliens trucking licenses has arisen much more in recent months. It has been almost once a month we have seen stories of an illegal alien, who was given a Commercial Driver's License, then plow into an innocent motorist because they lack competency.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has taken some action, making companies liable for hiring illegal drivers. The Trump administration has also taken action, with orders requiring truckers to pass English proficiency tests. But still, California and Washington have churned out irresponsible drivers who cannot read English and have no understanding of American driving laws.
So, Florida filed a lawsuit in 2025 against those two aforementioned states, saying their statues allowing these CDL's are in violation of federal law. In essence, Florida wants to air their concerns over the safety issues this causes. Ultimately, with the goal of stopping these states from doing such reckless things. But politics have again struck SCOTUS, as they decided not to hear the case.
Since then, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have blasted their colleagues for ducking the case. Thomas ripped the high court for shirking its constitutional responsibility to handle disputes between the states. Essentially, now, Florida has no other recourse to address this, leaving the states to continue their negligence.
Art Arthur of the Center for Immigration Studies says while Florida is a thousand miles away, these states dereliction has wide ranging effects.
"This is an issue because people with CDLs can drive not just in their own state, but anywhere else in the United States," he says.
Which they have done. There have been cases of Indian nationals plowing into cars in Florida, with their license issues in California. There have been similar stories in Texas, and all over the country. It is not just an illegal immigration issue. It is a safety issue. Yet, SCOTUS has decided they will just leave it to chance.
The only way to get these radical blue states to stop this is by actual punishment and repercussions. They need to align with federal law, which they are essentially violating daily. But now, things have to start from square one. Florida cannot do it alone, apparently. So, that means they are going to need to get together their own convoy of sorts.
"Florida is probably going to have to enlist a number of AGs from other states to bring this suit...if they can enlist enough...the Supreme Court will pay attention to the states concerns," says Arthur.
But this is also just what we have come to expect from SCOTUS.
"It speaks to a bigger issue...this view of the Supreme Court that is has discretion to decide which challenges between states in which it will consider and which it will not," Arthur says.
For now, things go back to the drawing board. But if a big enough convoy can get together, they might just drive illegal truckers out once and for all.
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