Homeland Security, Commerce Departments jointly work on visa rules concerning skilled foreign workers

WASHINGTON — The Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce are working together to address visa rules and other issues concerning skilled foreign workers, a White House spokesperson said Tuesday, as hundreds of Korean workers have been detained in a recent U.S. immigration crackdown. Karoline Leavitt made the remarks during a press briefing, responding to a question about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks that signaled his willingness to explore legal ways to help foreign companies bring their "smart" people with "great technical talent" into the U.S. to hire and train American workers. Last week's immigration raid at an electric vehicle battery plant construction site run by a joint venture of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution in Bryan County near Savannah led to the arrest of 475 people, including some 300 Korean nationals. "I know that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce are working on this matter together," Leavitt said. Citing Trump's recent statement on the raid at the Korean plant site, Leavitt noted that the president "undeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times