Wisconsin Dem touts endorsement from union pushing back against CDL crackdowns on illegal alien truckers

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A Democratic candidate waging a high-stakes bid for one of the most competitivecongressional districtsin the country touted connections to a group pushing to keep laxer restrictions around commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) for undocumented immigrants.

Rebecca Cooke, running inWisconsin’s3rd Congressional District to unseat incumbent Rep.Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., highlighted an endorsement from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

“I’m honored to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the hard-working men and women of AFSCME,” Cooke wrote.

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Cooke’s alignment with AFSCME continues Democrats’ pushback againstcrackdowns on proof of citizenship status incertain industries.

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Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District, speaks during a town hall hosted by Pete Buttigieg at the La Crosse Center on January 16, 2026, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.(Kayla Wolf/Getty Images)

Over the past year, theDepartment of Homeland Security hashighlighted several instances where Americans were killed by illegal aliens who acquired CDLs.

In one such case, Dawood Hussain, a Pakistani native,was charged in April withvehicular homicide after driving a commercial truck down the wrong way of a highway, killing a U.S.citizen in a collision.

“Illegal aliens should not be operating 80,000-pound tractor-trailers on American roads,” USCIS spokesman Matthew J.Tragesser said of the incident.

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“This tragedy, like many others, was completely preventable.Under President Trump’s leadership, USCIS remains committed to safeguarding our communities by helping to ensure dangerous illegal aliens are removed from our country, as well as supporting the president’s call for eventougher measurestoprevent future truck tragedies.”

As states and federal lawmakers evaluate rules surrounding CDLs, AFSCME has pushed back, arguing that the standards should remain open to encourage job maximization — even for illegal immigrants.

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The group published a toolkit instructing businesses how tocircumvent restrictions on CDLs forillegal aliens.

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Additionally, the group has sued the Trump administration for imposing federal requirements through theDepartment of Transportation that wouldrequire states to secure proof of lawful immigration status.

Cooke’s alignment with AFSCME is especially noteworthy in Wisconsin, a state with a trucking workforce.

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Truck traffic moves south on the Cross Bronx Expressway toward the Trans-Manhattan Expressway and New Jersey.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Over186,600 residents of Wisconsinare employed in the trucking industry, according to the Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association — a figure accounting for roughly one in every 14 jobs in the state.

Cooke last lost a congressionalelection to Van Orden, 51.3% to 48.6%, in 2024.

He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.

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