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Trump tried to convince deported South Korean workers to stay and train Americans (www.independent.co.uk)
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Cho said at the meeting that South Koreans were “hurt and shocked” by the arrest of fellow citizens “who came to the U.S. to transfer technology and knowhow to contribute to the Trump administration’s efforts to revive the U.S. manufacturing industry”.

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[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 67 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The raid drew criticism as footage showed the workers shackled at their wrists, ankles and waist.

It has now emerged that Trump asked his officials to “encourage” the detained South Korean workers to extend their stay in the country and train American employees, foreign ministry officials in Seoul said at a briefing.

WTF.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

At least one had a visa (I assume a lot more but only read title saying worker had visa).

Then the fascist us nimrods said hey you can stay if you want to train americans to do your job. China said all workers come home. We can then discuss them coming back later… as if.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

According to articles I've read (i.e., im not expert), they had visas (or the electronic visa-free authorization) that allow for certain limited business purposes.

  • Consult with business associates
  • Attend a scientific, educational, professional, or business convention or conference
  • Settle an estate
  • Negotiate a contract

Performing regular work, like building a factory, is explicitly not allowed. From what I read, if a US firm buys equipment from a foreign company, they can have people with that visa class (b1) do installation, but it has to be explicitly arranged ahead of time. I'm not sure if that applies in this situation since it's not a US firm on either side of the equation (unless there's a separate business entity of Hyundai USA or something like that).

Honestly, this whole thing reads to me like a megacorporation not wanting to pay an outside firm to build their new factory when they already have contractors they have that relationship with, and they also didn't want to shell out the money (and they didn't have the legal basis) for the correct type of visas. They instead tried to get their contractors to perform work that shouldn't be allowed and they expected to get away with it. Now that they've been caught, they are trying to get public opinion on their side by trying to connect what happened to their well paid engineers and technicians to what's been happening to poor manual laborers who've literally walked to the US by themselves to escape violence created by the US's own meddling.

I'm open to being wrong about this, but I don't think I am. Hyundai absolutely has the resources to have dotted their i's and crossed their t's to ensure this wouldn't happen.

[–] aramova 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

At least one had a visa (I assume a lot more but only read title saying worker had visa).

Then the fascist us nimrods said hey you can stay if you want to train americans to do your job. China said all workers come home. We can then discuss them coming back later… as if.

China? All Asians look the same eh?

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Just quoting the article. I am not sure if it was Chinese, South Korean or another country specifically. Ass/u/me…

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I hope they shut that whole thing down or move it to a northern state.

[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Getting more and more awkward referring to Canada as a northern state...

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

A more ideal solution would be my state becoming part of Southern Canada.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

The reason all these auto manufacturers move to southern states is to avoid a unionized labor force.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well, sure, Billy-Joe here will be operating the nanolithography machine in no time. I mean, it’s no different from tuning a V8 engine, right?

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Just needs some percussive maintenance.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

It’s uncanny how much they follow the abusive relationship tropes. Like Jekyll and Hyde

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago

The Chinese are going to completely ignore and boycott states even more now. It won’t even bother them either.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

But did he apologize?

I truly hope they make him go through a full debasement ritual only to deny him in the end.