1.  a) How will President Bush's pilot program for Mexican trucks change the way they operate in the U.S?
b)  What will the program provide for U.S. trucking companies?

2.  What groups are opposing the program?

3.  a) For what reasons do the groups oppose the program?
b) What additional concerns do critics have about the program?

4.  a) What is the purpose of the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT)?  (Find the answer at the DOT's website at dot.gov.)
b) How has the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (a division of the DOT) responded to the concerns about the program?

5.  For what reason does the DOT say the program was designed?

6.  What does the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have to do with President Bush's program?

7.  Do you support President Bush's program?  Explain your answer.

8.  The issue of Mexican trucking companies having access to all U.S. highways is a contentious one.  NAFTA was even more so.  Ask a parent if he/she remembers the issue, what their thoughts are, and what their thoughts are about President Bush's new program.