Georgia Hyundai Plant ICE Raid

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the Korean were legal. You think the South Koreans are going to smuggle in Korean construction workers for the general contractor they are using to build the plants??

How stupid is maga?

They use staffing companies to keep at arms length the illegality.

So the South Korean brought in manual laborers from South Korean? Lol

[Anonymous]

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The detained workers were connected to one of the largest Korean investments in the U.S.—a Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution battery joint venture—which U.S. officials and state leaders have promoted as a major job-creation project. The arrests paused construction and raised questions about how multinational investments will be staffed amid tighter visa rules and heightened immigration enforcement.

https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-ice-hyundai-georgia-plant-update-2125882

Looks like foreign investments will stop for the foreseeable future in the US. When they arrest your technical advisors and engineers needed to get the $7.6 billion plant up in running it drives off investors. What a stupid move.

Looks like foreign investments should play by the visa rules.

Oh come on! Next thing you’re going to say is we shouldn’t fly planeloads of unvetted migrants into the country, and pay millions of dollars to feed them, educate them, provide medical care for them, & house them in hotels!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The state of Georgia and local areas are giving Hyundai 2 billion dollars in tax breaks because they thought Americans would be hired. There is no reason for almost 500 Korean workers to take jobs away from Americans.

Democrats should be supporting this? What party is now for the worker? Please tell me so I can join that party? Democrats and Republicans only care about the rich.

This is the critical point. Were they hiring Americans or just importing their own labor?

The plant wasn't operational yet. The people who were here were getting the operation implemented and operational, then they were to train Americans. So no, these were temporary south korean workers here legally on a temporary B-1 visa.

They can not come back for 5 years now. That plant is done. $7.6 billion down the drain!

[Anonymous]

The US business community loves it. stock market is way up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the Korean were legal. You think the South Koreans are going to smuggle in Korean construction workers for the general contractor they are using to build the plants??

How stupid is maga?

They use staffing companies to keep at arms length the illegality.

So the South Korean brought in manual laborers from South Korean? Lol

They weren't manual laborers, they were staff who had built similar plants already, so were trained in outfitting and testing plants. Why is the right so quick to denigrate everyone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The US business community loves it. stock market is way up!

The market is up because the Fed will likely cut interest rates a little because the economy is tanking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The US business community loves it. stock market is way up!

Great, the morons that voted maga in Georgia that now won’t get jobs at that Hyundai plant will be so excited for us blue state stockholders

Btw, that a dumb interpretation of what’s happening in the markets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're going to spin it as the fault of the contractors sneaking people into the US, I suppose. Newsweek article reports Hyundai promising to review its practices and policies regarding contractors, and Karoline will explain that we really helped Hyundai in the end besides protecting vulnerable foreign workers.

But previously I had seen reports that Hyundai was saying US was causing gridlock in the business visa system forcing them to rely on other types of visas with hopes they could clear the gridlock

A good friend of mine is the PM for the software (non-product) system for another company building an EV factory and he constantly has to send people back to their home country because the US government is so screwed up waiting for a legitimate renewal would cause a visa violation.

Maybe he should try hiring US citizens.

They’re too dumb that’s why they need to import workers.

+1 Americans aren't up to S Korean speed and they cost more$. If Americans were could do the job, they'd be doing it already.

That's what happens when an industry withers. Who will be trained to do a job that doesn't exist? Good news is the US has fantastic schools and a capable population. While standing up this industry will take time, it will happen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're going to spin it as the fault of the contractors sneaking people into the US, I suppose. Newsweek article reports Hyundai promising to review its practices and policies regarding contractors, and Karoline will explain that we really helped Hyundai in the end besides protecting vulnerable foreign workers.

But previously I had seen reports that Hyundai was saying US was causing gridlock in the business visa system forcing them to rely on other types of visas with hopes they could clear the gridlock

A good friend of mine is the PM for the software (non-product) system for another company building an EV factory and he constantly has to send people back to their home country because the US government is so screwed up waiting for a legitimate renewal would cause a visa violation.

Maybe he should try hiring US citizens.

They’re too dumb that’s why they need to import workers.

+1 Americans aren't up to S Korean speed and they cost more$. If Americans were could do the job, they'd be doing it already.

That's what happens when an industry withers. Who will be trained to do a job that doesn't exist? Good news is the US has fantastic schools and a capable population. While standing up this industry will take time, it will happen.

No Trump has said EV and green energy will not be allowed in this country. Only oil and gas production is allowed. Hopefully we will be able to retrain all those people who work at McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bain & Company, etc and get them in to the factory punching that time card!

[Anonymous]

Updated data from the 2024 elections shows that Korean American voters lean Democratic but have exhibited a slight shift toward the Republican party since 2020. Their voter turnout in 2024 was 58%, slightly lower than their 60% turnout in 2020 but still relatively high among Asian American groups.
Political party affiliation
According to the October 2024 Asian American Voter Survey, Korean American party identification is shifting, though it remains predominantly Democratic:
Democratic Party: 52% of Korean Americans identified as Democrat or leaned Democratic, a decrease from 54% in 2020.
Republican Party: 33% identified as Republican or leaned Republican, a notable increase from 26% in 2020.
Independent: 14% of Korean American voters identified as independent in 2024.
Voter intent and candidate preference
In the 2024 presidential election, Korean American voters showed notable shifts in candidate preference throughout the year:
Kamala Harris: 62% of Korean American voters indicated they would vote for Harris, according to a September 2024 survey. This marked a significant increase from the 49% who supported Joe Biden in April/May 2024.
Donald Trump: 35% of Korean American voters indicated they would vote for Trump in September 2024, up from 26% in 2020.
Voting method: 52% preferred voting in-person, 35% preferred voting by mail, and 9% preferred ballot drop-off.
Key voting issues
In 2024, the top issues cited by Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters, including Korean Americans, were:
Economy: Inflation and job-related concerns.
Affordability: Housing and healthcare costs.
Social services: Social Security and Medicare.
Reproductive rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to spin it as the fault of the contractors sneaking people into the US, I suppose. Newsweek article reports Hyundai promising to review its practices and policies regarding contractors, and Karoline will explain that we really helped Hyundai in the end besides protecting vulnerable foreign workers.

But previously I had seen reports that Hyundai was saying US was causing gridlock in the business visa system forcing them to rely on other types of visas with hopes they could clear the gridlock

A good friend of mine is the PM for the software (non-product) system for another company building an EV factory and he constantly has to send people back to their home country because the US government is so screwed up waiting for a legitimate renewal would cause a visa violation.

Maybe he should try hiring US citizens.

They’re too dumb that’s why they need to import workers.

+1 Americans aren't up to S Korean speed and they cost more$. If Americans were could do the job, they'd be doing it already.

That's what happens when an industry withers. Who will be trained to do a job that doesn't exist? Good news is the US has fantastic schools and a capable population. While standing up this industry will take time, it will happen.

"fantastic schools and a capable population". Sorry, no.

[Anonymous]

Well, at least these jobs never existed so won't cause any heart attacks when BLS has to release the next jobs report.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Updated data from the 2024 elections shows that Korean American voters lean Democratic but have exhibited a slight shift toward the Republican party since 2020. Their voter turnout in 2024 was 58%, slightly lower than their 60% turnout in 2020 but still relatively high among Asian American groups.
Political party affiliation
According to the October 2024 Asian American Voter Survey, Korean American party identification is shifting, though it remains predominantly Democratic:
Democratic Party: 52% of Korean Americans identified as Democrat or leaned Democratic, a decrease from 54% in 2020.
Republican Party: 33% identified as Republican or leaned Republican, a notable increase from 26% in 2020.
Independent: 14% of Korean American voters identified as independent in 2024.
Voter intent and candidate preference
In the 2024 presidential election, Korean American voters showed notable shifts in candidate preference throughout the year:
Kamala Harris: 62% of Korean American voters indicated they would vote for Harris, according to a September 2024 survey. This marked a significant increase from the 49% who supported Joe Biden in April/May 2024.
Donald Trump: 35% of Korean American voters indicated they would vote for Trump in September 2024, up from 26% in 2020.
Voting method: 52% preferred voting in-person, 35% preferred voting by mail, and 9% preferred ballot drop-off.
Key voting issues
In 2024, the top issues cited by Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters, including Korean Americans, were:
Economy: Inflation and job-related concerns.
Affordability: Housing and healthcare costs.
Social services: Social Security and Medicare.
Reproductive rights.

Show us the exit poll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:South Korea, specifically Hyundai Motors, has now frozen TWENTY-TWO projects in the United States.

LOL.

FAFO. The South Koreans were pissed enough to send a military jet to pick up all the Koreans related to that plant raid to make sure they got home safely. It's so so so hard to attract big investments to states, particularly ones with relatively low education levels like Georgia. This will set back progress there on economic development by a decade.

This makes one ask one question. Who did Hyundai not pay off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to spin it as the fault of the contractors sneaking people into the US, I suppose. Newsweek article reports Hyundai promising to review its practices and policies regarding contractors, and Karoline will explain that we really helped Hyundai in the end besides protecting vulnerable foreign workers.

But previously I had seen reports that Hyundai was saying US was causing gridlock in the business visa system forcing them to rely on other types of visas with hopes they could clear the gridlock

A good friend of mine is the PM for the software (non-product) system for another company building an EV factory and he constantly has to send people back to their home country because the US government is so screwed up waiting for a legitimate renewal would cause a visa violation.

Maybe he should try hiring US citizens.

They’re too dumb that’s why they need to import workers.

+1 Americans aren't up to S Korean speed and they cost more$. If Americans were could do the job, they'd be doing it already.

That's what happens when an industry withers. Who will be trained to do a job that doesn't exist? Good news is the US has fantastic schools and a capable population. While standing up this industry will take time, it will happen.

"fantastic schools and a capable population". Sorry, no.

You're not from the US, are you?