That's weird!
I thought that these foreign car companies opened their factories in places like Georgia, with huge tax incentives and lots of free stuff, in exchange for hiring locals.
It turns out that might not be the case exactly.
450 illegal aliens were arrested at one time on one construction site in a raid by ATF, assisted by ICE and other agencies, where a South Korean company was hiring illegal labor to add on to their factory.
This is from Fox News:
The South Korean foreign ministry expressed 'concern and regret' over the raid and sent a counselor and embassy officials to the location.
'Our companies' economic activities and our people's rights should not be infringed unfairly in the US legal enforcement process,' Lee Jae-woong, a spokesperson for South Korea's foreign ministry, said on Friday, according to the Financial Times.
Wait ... am I reading this wrong?
Because it doesn't sound like regret or apology. It sounds like South Korea is upset that their companies can't hire illegal aliens inside the United States.
The facility, a $4.3 billion to $7.6 billion Hyundai - LGES joint venture, is slated to supply batteries to Hyundai's nearby Savannah EV plant and stands as the largest single industrial investment in Georgia's history ...
'We are closely co-operating with the South Korean government and relevant authorities to ensure the safety of our employees and staff at contractors, and to secure their swift release from detention,' the company said. Fox News Digital has reached out to Hyundai and LGES for additional comment.
Maybe Georgia should think twice about this partnership with the South Korean company?
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