1. a) How many people were arrested after the month-long investigation by Homeland Security and ICE?
b) How many of those arrested are Korean?

2. Those arrested were working and/or living in the U.S. illegally. How did they get here?

3. How did Hyundai respond to the arrests?

4. a) How did the South Korean government respond?
b) What do you think of this response?

5. What were the 3 goals of the investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Margaret Heap?

6. Some news reports assert that the workers brought in had special knowledge or skill that potential American employees did not have. Others report that they were working on the construction site for the battery plant. What do you think? Ask a parent his/her opinion.

7. The battery factory is part of Hyundai's $12.6 billion investments in Georgia, including the automaker's just-opened car factory. Why do you think these multibillion dollar companies didn't bring these 475 workers in legally?

8. E-Verify is a free, online employment eligibility verification system that allows employers to confirm if new hires are authorized to work in the United States. Georgia is one of the states that requires employers to use E-Verify.
Do you think companies should be held responsible for ensuring that all of their employees are in the U.S. legally?

9. According to a Reuters report, South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said he was made aware that some experts (for Hyundai) may have traveled to the U.S. to assist with a test run of the electric car factory which was set to begin production in October ahead of obtaining the appropriate documentation. "You need to get a visa to do a test run, but it's very difficult to get an official visa. Time was running out, and I think experts went to the United States," he said.
President Trump had just met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on Aug. 25. Why do you think Hyundai executives brought the experts to the U.S. without asking President Myung to contact President Trump over the issue (or contact the White House themselves)?

10. Georgia's Democratic Party condemned the immigration arrests, calling the raid part of "politically-motivated fear tactics designed to terrorize people who work hard for a living, power our economy, and contribute to the communities across Georgia that they have made their homes." Do you agree? Explain your answer.