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ICE agents made history last Thursday when they arrested 475 workers at a Hyundai plant in Georgia. This was the biggest single workplace raid ever conducted in America. Most of the workers were from South Korea and were building electric car batteries.
The raid has caused major problems with our South Korean allies. South Korean politicians are furious and sent a special plane to bring their workers home. This puts our important friendship with South Korea at risk when we need them most.
Here’s what makes this situation really messy. Many of these Korean workers actually had legal work permits to be here. They weren’t illegal immigrants breaking our laws. ICE arrested people who were following the rules and working legally.
South Korea has invested over 12 billion dollars in Georgia alone. They promised to invest hundreds of billions more across America. Now that deal might be in trouble because of how this raid was handled.
The timing couldn’t be worse for American workers and our economy. We need South Korea’s investment to compete with China and bring good manufacturing jobs back home. Instead, we’re pushing away one of our best allies in Asia.
ICE should focus on real criminals and people here illegally, not legal workers building American factories. This raid makes no sense when these workers had permission to be here. It’s a waste of taxpayer money and hurts our international relationships.
The Biden administration needs to fix this mess fast. South Korea already reached a deal to release over 300 of these workers. That proves this whole raid was a mistake from the start.
America needs strong border security, but we also need our allies. Going after legal workers from friendly countries isn’t making America safer. It’s just making us look foolish on the world stage.
