Not in cuffs….
In a Korean Air Boeing 747…..
They didn’t accept Donald Trump’s invitation to hang out and help building manufacturing IN America….
BTW?
South Korea IS a essential place for American Foreign Policy and National Security buffers against North Korea and China….
In other administrations?
One doubts Overall National Security policy would be allowed to have this occur…..
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that the incident could have a chilling effect and make South Korean companies “very hesitant” about expanding their operations in the United States, especially without changes to the visa system.
“I think this will have a significant impact on direct investments in the United States moving forward,” Lee said in a news conference.
“Our companies that have expanded overseas are probably very confused,” he said. “We are not there for long-term research or employment. You need a facility manager to install the machinery and equipment when you establish a factory, right?”
Lee said the two nations are negotiating ways to resolve the visa issue. In the meantime, he said, the U.S. government offered the choice to the Georgia plant detainees — “those who don’t want to go don’t have to.”
The South Korean nationals in Georgia were there to build the electrical vehicle battery plant, jointly operated by Hyundai Motors and LG Energy Solution, South Korean officials say. Hyundai has said that once the factory is fully operational, it will hire more than 8,000 employees and that 99 percent would be American jobs.
The raid sent shock waves through South Korea, where officials say they had repeatedly asked congressional leaders to resolve the visa issue for South Korean companies. The images of workers shackled and handcuffed during the raid have fueled outrage and confusion, especially given the Trump administration’s embrace of South Korean business investments.
The visa statuses of the South Koreans are not clear. Homeland Security officials said some of the workers arrested in the raid had entered the country illegally, some were working in violation of their visas and some had overstayed their visas….
Note…
This seems to be a example of how Stephen Miller’s immigration policy overrides Trump’s wishes …..
The same is true in raids on farmers, food service and other places Trump HAD indicated he wanted to NOT be raided…