Sean Duffy Plays World’s Smallest Violin for Immigrant Trucker Who Lost CDL: He ‘Couldn’t Be Bothered to Learn Our Language’
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy scoffed at an “asylum seeker” from India who whined that he can’t renew his commercial driver’s license because of new guidelines promulgated by the Trump administration, restricting access to American citizens and permanent residents.
Duffy was referencing Vivak Sharma — an immigrant from India seeking asylum in the United States — who lamented to KGO-TV in California that the DMV rejected a renewal application for his commercial driver’s license, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s directive.
What’s astonishing is that Sharma still cannot speak English, despite having lived in the U.S. for the past 10 years. For the past eight years, the “asylum seeker” has been working as a commercial truck driver.
Tellingly, Sharma said he was upset about not being able to drive his truck anymore because his job paid well, and now he can no longer send money back home to India.
Several key questions immediately come to mind when considering this case:
- Why can’t Sharma speak English after 10 years in the U.S.?
- Why is he seeking asylum from India, a rich country that is not war-torn?
- Why was is Sharma employed as a truck driver when he can’t read basic road signs?
On Tuesday, DOT Secretary Duffy said he cannot sympathize with Sharma because he apparently has no interest in assimilating to a country that gave him refuge for the past 10 years.