The South Korean "immigration bust" doesn't make sense to me

[senseandsensibility]

I am hesitant to quote Brandon Buck (R political analyst on MSNBC) but he just summarized how I've been feeling. First, the Hyundai factory was sought after by the Republican Gov. of Georgia as an investment in the United States economy. Second, South Korea is an ally of the U'S. If there were problems, the US could have easily approached the SK govt to resolve whatever issues exist.

As Buck pointed out, the company is an ally and is building a factory in Georgia at the invitation of the Republican Governor. It will provide jobs to Americans and spur the Georgia economy. The "illegals" involved were probably engineers from SK advising in the project. What country is going to want to invest in the US if this is how they are treated?

You know, I'm starting to think that trump and his goons have no idea what they're doing.

[MiHale]

1. With sincere apologies to the group...

We are governed by An Insane Clown Posse.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I'm glad someone else had this thought.

Didn’t Republicans in this red state stand on their heads to make this factory happen here? What foreign company in their right mind will want to build any factories here after this?

[senseandsensibility]

5. Exactly.

This will have a chilling effect on foreign investment, something that trump has been crowing about lately at his "pressers". Now if we can just get the WH stenographers to ask him about this. Not holding my breath.

[KentuckyWoman]

33. Actually

They went out of their way to run off Ford and GM because it would mean less UAW voters. Then gave enormous gifts to Kia and Hyundia to move in.

[questionseverything]

3. The mistake you're making is thinking *rump wants to do good

His goal is to do the worst possible thing to hurt our economy, our citizens and our country.

[lapfog_1]

4. Hyundai

should close the factory and lay off all the workers there.

And play a game of chicken with the administration. Remember TACO.

[surfered]

6. Bingo! Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence.

[markodochartaigh]

7. Doesn't make sense.

It's not supposed to make sense, to be something which is rational and predictable.

The goal is chaos in order to cause fear so that people will accept top-down authoritarian control.

[senseandsensibility]

9. Yes, I fear that you are right

but I am a very stubborn person. I can't stop pointing out the failure of the corporate media and why and how this administration's actions are wrong. I can't help but feel that pointing these things like this out and encouraging others to do is better than just shrugging and looking away. But then I could be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.

[markodochartaigh]

10. I certainly agree that we shouldn't shrug and look away.

Part of what stopped US atrocities in The Philippines was writers like Mark Twain calling them out. Part of what stopped the war in Viet Nam was the media showing the body bags every evening. Emmet Till's Mother had his body brought back to Chicago and had an open casket funeral and this was a huge step in the Civil Rights movement.

[senseandsensibility]

14. Your examples prove why adversarial journalism is a necessity

It seems to be lacking, especially among the beltway journalists assigned to cover this administration. Nevertheless, I am not as discouraged as I probably sound. I don't think he is fooling enough people to be able to succeed with everything he is trying to do.

[Greg_In_SF]

8. What kind of Visas did they have?

Were they really tourist visas or is that incorrect?

[Igel]

24. Haven't heard.

But the claim is that those arrested/detained fall into two groups: those with overstayed visas and those who entered the US without a visa.

True or not, that's the claim I heard. (Or maybe it's incomplete.)

[Greg_In_SF]

31. Thanks

I also heard that at least some were here on tourist Visas but were obviously working. Big no no

[leftstreet]

11. Interesting that it's an EV battery plant

hmm

Throwing this wrench could delay or cancel the building project.

Is this a favor for someone?

[senseandsensibility]

12. More investigation needed

I hope the media is up to it.

[Ritabert]

13. There's no plan here. It's all performative.

To upset Hyundai who was set to make a multi- billion dollar investment in a new factory in the US is crazy.

[alwaysinasnit]

15. This smells of Stephan Miller. He doesn't seem concerned about the effects on geopolitical issues.

His driving force is to remove ALL "immigrants," irrespective of immigration status.

[Deuxcents]

16. Why isn't the governor of Georgia speaking out if this was his project to bring more jobs to his state?

[senseandsensibility]

17. Afraid to criticize the

trump administration would be my guess.

[Deuxcents]

18. Amazing. First, a raid on a company owned and employed with their nationals and then silence. 🤫

[Igel]

23. Hyundai said they weren't Hyundai's employees.

But a contractor's.

They denied responsibility.

[hatrack]

19. It's about destroying cleaner energy and killing EVs. It's about discouraging "woke" technology. It's a big FU.

'Murca will NOT change.

'Murca will NOT adopt new technologies, except those designed to distract, track and enrage.

'Murca will burn coal and oil, and will NOT encourage renewables.

'Murca will NOT upset any legacy financial apple carts.

'Murca will NOT learn from other countries.

'Murca will pretend that it's 1954, NOT 2025, because doing so makes morons happy and glowy.

'Murca will NOT face reality, and now has a government to back up that threat.

[senseandsensibility]

20. Investigative journalism needed here

I think. There's just so much that doesn't make sense about this.

[tanyev]

21. Perhaps Hyundai didn't realize they were expected to present Donny with a block of gold

and grovel before him with fawning praise.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. They get bonuses for "arrests"

That's what his goons think they're doing - making money. Trump may be OK with false arrests, if he's feeling anti-South Korean that day (depends on if Kim's said something nice about him?)

[senseandsensibility]

25. Idiocracy

and more idiocracy.

[Bread and Circuses]

26. My Hunch! TACO wants a piece of Hyundai as a 'Tribute".... This is a protection racket by a mobster syndicate ...

TACO is shaking- down both domestic and international corporations , US colleges, states and cities. The TACO mobster criminal syndicate is now targeting foreign countries and foreign corporations. He will threaten everyone and he gets away with it,

He may want ownership in Hyundai or a commitment to build a TACO golf resort in South Korea, etc.

He showed them that he can stop their factory and bring them to their knees. So, they have to PAY to Play!

[WestMichRad]

27. " I'm starting to think that...

… trump and his goons have no idea what they're doing.”

You’re just starting to think that? Well, it’s good I guess that you’re finally getting it. Has been apparent to me for quite awhile (like, early in his first term). Or, hopefully, you’re being sarcastic.

Those idiots have no ability to think ahead of potential consequences, on anything they do. Sure seems to me like everything they do is knee-jerk reaction primarily based on hatred of “others”.

Allegedly, the apprehended workers at Hyundai have overstayed their visas. And being non-white, easy targets to help meet ICE quotas… consequences be damned.

[senseandsensibility]

28. Yes I was being sarcastic

Hoped it was obvious.

[WestMichRad]

29. My apologies!

I can be pretty dense at times!

[Reader Rabbit]

30. Someone missed a bribe payment?

If the workers at the factory truly were undocumented—and that's a big "if," since we can't trust a damned word from the Trump Regime—then a lot of people in positions of authority had to look the other way. Knowing when and how to look the other way is a whole lot easier when someone is handing you plain brown envelopes full of cash.

[delisen]

32. Revenge! Trump hates the gov, the sec of state, and Sen. Ossoff

He also hates Georgia for declaring Biden won the state.
Do you remember Trump demanding that Georgia find him 12000 votes in Georgia in 2020 and declare him winner.

Georgia will never be forgiven even though the corrupt Republican power structure in Georgia managed to make the solid case against him disappear.

Georgia is Arkansas with better PR.

[senseandsensibility]

34. There is probably a lot of truth to that

It's not difficult to believe at all, and it really could be that simple.