“Korean techs were sent to Georgia to build out the plant, not to take all the manufacturing jobs once it was up and running.”
They are still required to have visas to do that work.
The folks in charge failed to procure the appropriate visas for the workers and the workers paid the price.
It’s not just the Korean workers who paid the price.
If we want foreign investment in American job creation, we’d better streamline the visa process.
From the story: “The U.S. side, made up of officials from the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Commerce, made clear that South Korean workers can install, service and repair equipment needed as part of South Korean business investment in the U.S., using the ESTA visa waver program and the B-1 temporary visas, South Korea’s foreign ministry said.”
If that’s the case, Hyundai should have been afforded the opportunity to reapply for their workers who were already here, rather than see them carted off as criminals.
THAT IS THE “MISSING LINK” IN THE INFORMATION