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> A Savannah labor union leader said local unions have complained that Hyundai and its contractors were improperly using South Korean workers for basic construc
by axus 1y ago
> A Savannah labor union leader said local unions have complained that Hyundai and its contractors were improperly using South Korean workers for basic construction that falls outside the visa waiver rules.
I'm glad there's some small way the US people benefitted from this action. Overall it's insane; did they try an ultimatum with lawyers, and an agreement to send everyone home, before sending in the helicopters?
- phendrenad2 1y agoI think the problem is, by the nature of being undocumented, it's hard to prove that these people are working illegally. I guess you could send in the FBI and put spy cams all over the facility, use facial recognition to identify improperly documented workers, tail them to their homes, and pick them up there. In fact, I'm probably more in favor of that kind of thing. Big sloppy raids on brand-name companies just looks heavy-handed.
- axus 1y agoAccording to the article they are documented, have B-1 temporary business visas. The employees don't know US law and are following the companies instructions. The company directed them to perform work outside the scope of the visas. It's the company that's at fault and should be the target of enforcement; do that and the employees have no reason or desire to stay in the US.
- phendrenad2 1y agoThe article is wrong. Some have B-1 visas, and some are on ESTA. The ones on B-1 are not Korean. The ones on ESTA are. The rules for ESTA are tricky, and it seems like there might be a loophole where these workers were working legally.
- rconti 1y agoOf course not; that would be a measured approach that would attempt to address the actual problem, rather than an insane shock and awe move designed to get headlines.