South Korea said on Monday that it wishes to allow the United States to re -arise to hundreds of citizens who were arrested last week during a large raid on US immigration authorities at a car battery factory and who will be returning.
Foreign Minister TSO Hun will travel to Washington Monday night and will met with the US Secretary of State Mark Rubio, to resolve the issue. TSO also stated that he would ask for the simplification of US visa granting system For South Korean workers in the future.
It is recalled that approximately 300 South Koreans were between them 475 people arrested on Thursday in a Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution factory under construction, a $ 4.3 billion project.
This was the largest law enforcement operation on a single site in the history of businesses of the Ministry of Interior.
The American raid caused shock to south Korea, an important US ally trying to finalize a trade agreement with the country, agreed in late July.
In addition to the possible deterioration of bilateral relations, this development has shoved new light to the fact that many foreign companies investing in the US they get difficult to to find trained American workers.
Seoul announced on Sunday that discussions on the release of workers, who were mainly employed by subcontractors, have largely been completed. Is preparing a plan for the their return to their homeland with chartered airplane This week, as part of a South Korean foreign ministry official described as a “voluntary departure”.
“From the beginning, we have been negotiated provided that there should be no personal disadvantage (for detainees)”the TSO said at a parliamentary hearing on Monday.
Have not seen the light of publicity details about how the workers They violated them migration rulesbut the South Korean MPs said on Monday that some may have exceeded the limits of 90 -day visa exemption program her or her Temporary B-1 Visa For business reasons.
Trump in turn demanded yesterday from foreign companies to adhere to US laws for immigration.
‘Please keep the laws of our country for immigration’the Republican president said via Truth Social. “Your investments are welcome and we encourage you to legally bring your intelligent staff, with great technical talent, to make world -class products.”continued, but “In return, we ask you to hire and train American workers.”
Source :Skai
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