News Summary

• ICE raided a new battery plant run by the Korean firm Hyundai last week.
• They found several aliens working there illegally – from Latin America.
• Danielle DiMartino Booth: The problems underlying ICE’s haul of illegal Korean labor are no secret.
• She says Koreans are also allowed to enter the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for up to 90 days for business or pleasure.
• Booth: Despite their statutory purpose, and several attempts to fix loopholes, H-1Bs have been abused to replace American workers and as a source of cheap labor for a generation.