The Trump administration has threatened to cut US$46m in annual federal trucking safety funding from California, New Mexico and Washington over their failure to enforce recently-mandated English-language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy gave the three states 30 days to comply with the federal mandates, which have thus far cost 1,500 non-native English speakers their jobs.
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