President Donald Trump on Monday rebuked foreign companies with illegal workers after hundreds of employees at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, were detained in a raid by U.S. authorities on Thursday.
"Following the Immigration Enforcement Operation on the Hyundai Battery Plant in Georgia, I am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation's Immigration Laws," Trump said via his TruthSocial site.
"Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible for you to do so. What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers. Together, we will all work hard to make our Nation not only productive, but closer in unity than ever before."
Trump's administration has been escalating a crackdown on immigrants, disrupting businesses around the country, even as the White House has encouraged more inflow from foreign investors.
About 475 workers, most of whom were South Koreans, were arrested, according to U.S. immigration officials, the largest single-site enforcement operation in Department of Homeland Security history.
Information from Reuters was used in this report.
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