Donald Trump ordered the need of truck drivers to speak English in the US; Sikh group warns of discriminatory effects

President Donald Trump signed an executive order, recently all commercial truck drivers in the United States needed to be skilled in English for public safety and national security causes.
The action has obtained intensive reactions from the Sikh advocacy communities, which warns that it will have an inconsistent impact on Sikh-American drivers and will offer a barrier to employment.
The title “Executive Order implementing the commonness rules of the road to the US truck drivers”, the order re -confirms the country as the “official national language” of the country and directs the federal agencies to implement the long -standing language rules which have seen lax implementation in recent years.
“Professional professional drivers in English must be a non-parasical safety requirement,” the order states. Trump argued that commercial drivers should be able to read traffic signals, respond to law enforcement and communicate with employers. “My administration will implement the law to protect the safety of American truck drivers, drivers, passengers and others,” Trump said.
The order inspires Transport Secretary Sean Dafi to cancel Obama-era in 2016 that prevents inspectors from punishing drivers for violation of English language.
Dafi called the earlier policy “dangerous” and said that his agency would immediately start implementing English proficiency requirements. He said, “This commonness standard should never have been abandoned.”
However, the Sikh coalition stated that it is “deeply concerned” about the impact of the order, especially on the estimated 150,000 Sikhs in the American trucking industry, 90% of the drivers.
“Our community has played an important role in meeting high demand for drivers,” the group said, citing economist’s estimates that more than 30,000 Sikh drivers joined the industry between 2016 and 2018. “This executive order can have discriminatory effects and unnecessary obstacles for qualified persons may arise.”
While federal rules include long -standing English language requirements, advocates argue that suddenly to implement them argues that they can get profiling or unjust disqualified. The Sikh coalition said it is currently reviewing the legal implications of the order.
The Transport Department claims that failure to implement the standard has contributed to fatal accidents in the past, but is expected to challenge the implementation of civil rights groups if it results in extensive job loss or discriminatory targeting.