Ten days after American immigration agents arrested hundreds of South Korean workers at a car plant in Georgia, Donald Trump said he did not want to “frighten off or disincentivise investment” and maintained that foreign workers were welcome in the country.
The immigration raid at the factory, a joint venture of South Korean firms Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, saw nearly 500 workers, mostly South Koreans, arrested and bound in chains. The raid, conducted over alleged visa violations, sparked outrage in South Korea, with public officials calling it “bewildering” and unions demanding an apology.
