re: How are “Mexican Parade Floats” not illegal?

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Every time (almost) I’m on I10, I see at least two or three of these things headed west to Texas and eventually Mexico. One of today’s floats consisted of a Camaro pulling a Honda CRV pulling a Camry. They are way over towing limits of the towing vehicle. How are they allowed to keep pulling this shite down our highways?

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Weird melt. I know for fact Louisiana State Police and Weights & Standards(now Public Safety under LSP) let them roll as long as they stay under speed limit and don't drive at night unless they have lights on the back of the last vehicle.

It's a rare win-win for both countries that the government hasn't and shouldn't frick with.

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Federales”, as in Mexican federal agents who like money.

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Lol - they have to pay plenty to them - there are two checkpoints throughout Mexico - but at the border the transporters have to pay about $1500-$3500 in import taxes/duties, and usually have to ‘tip’ (bribe) the federales at the two checkpoints in Mexico

That’s not counting the bribes for the bandits along the way

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read it again.

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The Mexican laws have no effect on the legality of towing the cars in the US - so the ‘federales’ have no relevance to the OP

They are a pain in the arse to get around but you're correct as long as it's all on the up and up, which is where the rub comes in.
Those vehicles are full of cash going back to Mexican cartels.

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Nope. Most are individuals that band together to make money so they don’t have to work for the cartels, many times they sell the cars to cartel members once they get back

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Yea I met a big group of these guys one night 20 years ago outside the hotel I was staying at in Sonora, Tx. They had the whole lot full of 2 car tandems with "In Tow" on the second vehicle.

Only two of about 30 of them spoke English. But learned a good bit and gathered they are some hardworking honest mfers that want nothing to do with cartels or drugs. They're just after the American Dollar and cervezas at the end of a long day.

Somewhat-CSB incoming:

Had a buddy whose truck was stolen in Houston and then used to steal a trailer, at which the thief left my friend's ID in order to try and frame him.

About 2 or 3 weeks later he was contacted by border patrol/cops saying that his truck was found somewhat-wrecked at the border. But he couldn't get it back due to an ongoing investigation into a human trafficking case, of which his truck was used in.
...and oh yeah, the guy who owned the stolen trailer is still blaming him for stealing it and think the entire thing is a cover up.