Georgia Hyundai Plant ICE Raid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And they’re back. So much for the "Hyundai will pull out" threats.

They canceled a $152M plan.

This was essentially charity from a first world country for the local Georgia economy. It’s like a country in the midst of a famine sending back food.

Back to hanging out in front of the Piggy Wiggly for the locals, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And they’re back. So much for the "Hyundai will pull out" threats.

They canceled a $152M plan.

This was essentially charity from a first world country for the local Georgia economy. It’s like a country in the midst of a famine sending back food.

Back to hanging out in front of the Piggy Wiggly for the locals, I guess.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/02/ev-battery-component-company-backs-out-of-plans-for-152m-haywood-county-facility/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And they’re back. So much for the "Hyundai will pull out" threats.

They canceled a $152M plan.

This was essentially charity from a first world country for the local Georgia economy. It’s like a country in the midst of a famine sending back food.

Back to hanging out in front of the Piggy Wiggly for the locals, I guess.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/02/ev-battery-component-company-backs-out-of-plans-for-152m-haywood-county-facility/

The article says TN not GA and it has nothing to do with Hyundai. Damn pesky facts….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna234860

Hyundai may want to come back, but good luck to them finding anyone who will go.

Then maybe they will actually hire Americans. I hate Trump but I can't believe everyone is buying all 400 workers were in fact so specialized that no American could do the job. The actual visa the Koreans were on has not been revealed. The New York Times interviewed one worker, "Nate Cho, an HVAC guru," who also worked at a Samsung semiconductor factory in Texas.

I am not sure what an HVAC guru is or how that differs from a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning regular worker but an earlier article in the NYT explains that local unions for a while have been complaining about American not getting hired and blue collar workers from Korea getting hired instead to do manual labor.

Barry Zeigler, business manager of Local 188, a union that represents plumbers, pipe fitters, welders and HVAC service technicians for 15 counties in Georgia, said South Koreans were working as welders and pipe fitters in the Georgia plant — jobs that he said should have been given to Americans. He said he had visited the plant in the past, adding that about 65 members of his union were hired by subcontractors to lay pipes there, but were let go a few months ago.

“People think the Koreans are here to do a special job; that’s BS,” he said, adding that politicians had turned a deaf ear to his complaints about the factory until the raid.

Go away MAGA. These were highly trained engineers. They were doing things no maga idiot like yourself could even imagine. The raid was a total f up by you people.

America is well known to have engineers and a large auto industry. Why do you believe that there isn't a pipeline of American talent for this plant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna234860

Hyundai may want to come back, but good luck to them finding anyone who will go.

Then maybe they will actually hire Americans. I hate Trump but I can't believe everyone is buying all 400 workers were in fact so specialized that no American could do the job. The actual visa the Koreans were on has not been revealed. The New York Times interviewed one worker, "Nate Cho, an HVAC guru," who also worked at a Samsung semiconductor factory in Texas.

I am not sure what an HVAC guru is or how that differs from a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning regular worker but an earlier article in the NYT explains that local unions for a while have been complaining about American not getting hired and blue collar workers from Korea getting hired instead to do manual labor.

Barry Zeigler, business manager of Local 188, a union that represents plumbers, pipe fitters, welders and HVAC service technicians for 15 counties in Georgia, said South Koreans were working as welders and pipe fitters in the Georgia plant — jobs that he said should have been given to Americans. He said he had visited the plant in the past, adding that about 65 members of his union were hired by subcontractors to lay pipes there, but were let go a few months ago.

“People think the Koreans are here to do a special job; that’s BS,” he said, adding that politicians had turned a deaf ear to his complaints about the factory until the raid.

Go away MAGA. These were highly trained engineers. They were doing things no maga idiot like yourself could even imagine. The raid was a total f up by you people.

America is well known to have engineers and a large auto industry. Why do you believe that there isn't a pipeline of American talent for this plant?

DP. This plant manufactures EVs and EV batteries. The US does not have that technology knowledge or the engineers needed to assemble and run the machinery. This is all proprietary machinery and software. All the major US car manufacturers are involved with joint ventures with do the same thing. The difference is like making rotary phones vs iPhones.

All these Koreans had the proper visas approved by the US government. Trump hates the South Koreans, the governor of Georgia, both senators from Georgia, EVs and EV batteries. This is why the plant was targeted. Trump wants all these plants shut down.

[Anonymous]

Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

[Anonymous]

you send a bunch of smart Asians to GA, of course MAGAs get scared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

Smart of them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

Uh, no he’s not. Why would he when they’ve been back at the plant for a week now? The Koreans fixed the issue and returned.

[Anonymous]

I see news articles from mid September saying the plant WILL reopen shortly.

Can you please show news saying it HAS reopened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna234860

Hyundai may want to come back, but good luck to them finding anyone who will go.

Then maybe they will actually hire Americans. I hate Trump but I can't believe everyone is buying all 400 workers were in fact so specialized that no American could do the job. The actual visa the Koreans were on has not been revealed. The New York Times interviewed one worker, "Nate Cho, an HVAC guru," who also worked at a Samsung semiconductor factory in Texas.

I am not sure what an HVAC guru is or how that differs from a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning regular worker but an earlier article in the NYT explains that local unions for a while have been complaining about American not getting hired and blue collar workers from Korea getting hired instead to do manual labor.

Barry Zeigler, business manager of Local 188, a union that represents plumbers, pipe fitters, welders and HVAC service technicians for 15 counties in Georgia, said South Koreans were working as welders and pipe fitters in the Georgia plant — jobs that he said should have been given to Americans. He said he had visited the plant in the past, adding that about 65 members of his union were hired by subcontractors to lay pipes there, but were let go a few months ago.

“People think the Koreans are here to do a special job; that’s BS,” he said, adding that politicians had turned a deaf ear to his complaints about the factory until the raid.

Go away MAGA. These were highly trained engineers. They were doing things no maga idiot like yourself could even imagine. The raid was a total f up by you people.

America is well known to have engineers and a large auto industry. Why do you believe that there isn't a pipeline of American talent for this plant?

The Koreans were specifically sent there to set up the plant and train that American pipeline of workers, after which they'd return to Korea. But thanks to MAGA bigotry and the idiotic pandering if this Administration to America's worst elements, and their shortsighted, uninformed knee-jerk reactions to everything, that's all now in doubt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

Uh, no he’s not. Why would he when they’ve been back at the plant for a week now? The Koreans fixed the issue and returned.

No they haven't. The latest is that the plant's opening has been pushed back at least 2-3 months and that's only under the best of circumstances, but those best circumstances don't exist as many key issues caused by the raid still haven't been resolved. Hyundai does not have US workers with the necessary expertise. The Koreans who were detained were supposed to train Americans and help them gain that expertise but that's now an issue. The visa issues still haven't fully been resolved. The Koreans who were detained had valid visas and were legally here. Now many of them don't want to return. Also, plant construction and equipment installation is stalled because Hyundai's experts are off the job. The whole project is at risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

Uh, no he’s not. Why would he when they’ve been back at the plant for a week now? The Koreans fixed the issue and returned.

No they haven't. The latest is that the plant's opening has been pushed back at least 2-3 months and that's only under the best of circumstances, but those best circumstances don't exist as many key issues caused by the raid still haven't been resolved. Hyundai does not have US workers with the necessary expertise. The Koreans who were detained were supposed to train Americans and help them gain that expertise but that's now an issue. The visa issues still haven't fully been resolved. The Koreans who were detained had valid visas and were legally here. Now many of them don't want to return. Also, plant construction and equipment installation is stalled because Hyundai's experts are off the job. The whole project is at risk.

That's only because the managers want to throw a fit. They could send Americans over to Korea to get trained, if that were actually the bottle neck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgia’s governor is begging the Koreans to come back. One of the major problems is the employees do not want to return. They had the correct visas and were arrested.

Uh, no he’s not. Why would he when they’ve been back at the plant for a week now? The Koreans fixed the issue and returned.

No they haven't. The latest is that the plant's opening has been pushed back at least 2-3 months and that's only under the best of circumstances, but those best circumstances don't exist as many key issues caused by the raid still haven't been resolved. Hyundai does not have US workers with the necessary expertise. The Koreans who were detained were supposed to train Americans and help them gain that expertise but that's now an issue. The visa issues still haven't fully been resolved. The Koreans who were detained had valid visas and were legally here. Now many of them don't want to return. Also, plant construction and equipment installation is stalled because Hyundai's experts are off the job. The whole project is at risk.

That's only because the managers want to throw a fit. They could send Americans over to Korea to get trained, if that were actually the bottle neck.

So you admit, it hadn’t been reopened

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna234860

Hyundai may want to come back, but good luck to them finding anyone who will go.

Then maybe they will actually hire Americans. I hate Trump but I can't believe everyone is buying all 400 workers were in fact so specialized that no American could do the job. The actual visa the Koreans were on has not been revealed. The New York Times interviewed one worker, "Nate Cho, an HVAC guru," who also worked at a Samsung semiconductor factory in Texas.

I am not sure what an HVAC guru is or how that differs from a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning regular worker but an earlier article in the NYT explains that local unions for a while have been complaining about American not getting hired and blue collar workers from Korea getting hired instead to do manual labor.

Barry Zeigler, business manager of Local 188, a union that represents plumbers, pipe fitters, welders and HVAC service technicians for 15 counties in Georgia, said South Koreans were working as welders and pipe fitters in the Georgia plant — jobs that he said should have been given to Americans. He said he had visited the plant in the past, adding that about 65 members of his union were hired by subcontractors to lay pipes there, but were let go a few months ago.

“People think the Koreans are here to do a special job; that’s BS,” he said, adding that politicians had turned a deaf ear to his complaints about the factory until the raid.

Go away MAGA. These were highly trained engineers. They were doing things no maga idiot like yourself could even imagine. The raid was a total f up by you people.

America is well known to have engineers and a large auto industry. Why do you believe that there isn't a pipeline of American talent for this plant?

One of my best friends is a PM on an EV factory currently under construction for one of the Big Three. There are nearly no Americans working on the IT component. It isn’t cost, it is few applicants who want to work in the Midwest and those who do don’t meet minimum education requirements. Like a relevant degree from a 4 year college. It’s been that way for years.