Executive order for visa solution

The recent mass detention of more than 300 Korean workers at the construction site of a Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Georgia has revealed a critical vulnerability in the Korea-U.S. economic partnership. These workers, most of them highly skilled technicians sent from Korea to support the final stages of construction at the nearly completed facility, were detained by U.S. immigration authorities due to alleged visa irregularities. Although the workers have since returned to Korea, construction at the plant remains effectively frozen, highlighting the urgent need for policy intervention. While LG Energy Solution has expressed its commitment to resuming work and minimizing disruption, the broader implications of this crisis cannot be ignored. At its core lies the chronic dysfunction of the U.S. visa system, which has increasingly obstructed Korean firms from mobilizing technical experts essential for U.S.-based manufacturing operations. This is not an isolated administrative failure; it is a structural flaw that threatens the future of joint industrial projectsWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times