Whistleblower warns Illegal immigrants are sending 'shockwave' through crucial industry

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FIRST ON FOX: Following several high-profile, deadly auto accidents involving illegal alien truck drivers , a commercial trucking industry leader is blowing the whistle on the devastating "shockwave" illegal drivers carrying sanctuary state licenses have had on the industry. Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking, which is based in Illinois, told Fox News Digital that in addition to endangering American roads, illegal alien commercial drivers have been "killing the trucking business." He said that though the problem has only recently been brought to the forefront of the public consciousness in recent months, drivers and trucking businesses have been feeling the impacts for years. "We knew there was an issue right after COVID because the rates dropped down, and we just thought, ‘Okay, look, it's just inflation … the wars, etcetera, all these aspects causing the volumes to be down. We're thinking, ‘Okay. In the long run, these volumes will go back up to what they were pre-COVID conditions or just go back to regular volumes, and we'll be back in business.’ But what happened? The complete opposite happened," he said. "They went down and stayed down, and we never knew, as truckers, what was the problem." WHITE HOUSE SAYS CALIFORNIA GRANTED LICENSE TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER CHARGED IN FATAL DUI CRASH Now, with recent revelations from the Trump Department of Transportation and Secretary Sean Duffy about rampant illegal alien truckers on American roads, Kucharski said the truth is finally out. Duffy issued a bombshell report on Thursday accusing California of violating federal law by issuing a commercial driver’s license to a foreign asylum seeker whose semi-truck crash killed three people last week. The report alleges that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s administration ignored a federal order to halt noncompliant licenses and revoke improperly issued credentials, a failure that, according to Duffy, cost "three innocent souls." Federal regulators un…