Critics of what will be Georgia’s largest-ever foreign investment project are pointing to the arrest of 13 Korean nationals Thursday as proof that SK Battery has been skirting immigration laws during the construction of its $2.6 billion complex in Commerce. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the arrests Wednesday at a home where the workers were […]
SK Battery Installs Immigration Checks Amid Criticism of Hiring Practices at Korean-Owned Plant
SK Innovation is taking new steps to ensure immigration compliance at its $2.6 billion project in Jackson County amid growing evidence that foreign workers are displacing Americans during the construction process. The Korean electric-vehicle battery maker instituted daily document checks Thursday, a week after Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican whose district encompasses the plant, first asked Immigration and Customs […]
Commentary: Trump’s Latest Immigration Proclamation Carries Damaging Consequences for Foreign Workers, Residents
Editor’s note: This sponsored post by Charles Kuck is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual advertising package with Global Atlanta. It first appeared on immigration.net and has been edited for length. Weeks ago, we began advising our clients to return to the United States immediately, seeing clear cues from President Trump that he would […]
Uncertainty Abounds After Trump Proclamation Blocks H-1Bs and Other Work Visas
A June 22 immigration proclamation by President Trump barring many foreign workers’ coming into the U.S. has created upheaval that immigration attorneys say is considerable even by the standards of an administration marked by its antipathy toward expatriates. The president’s orders have consistently tied up courts on issues like (recently) DACA and (earlier in his […]
Commentary: Saving DACA Permanently Means Setting Georgia Up for Recovery
Editor’s note: This post by Charles Kuck is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta and was provided to the publication by New American Economy, which advocates for immigration policies that will drive economic growth. As if Georgia didn’t have enough to worry about with coronavirus recovery, tens of thousands of […]
Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap
Editor’s note: The following commentary article written by Syrian-born cardiologist Heval Kelli, an ethnic Kurdish former refugee who now practices medicine in metro Atlanta, was provided to Global Atlanta by New American Economy, a bipartisan organization that advocates for immigration policies that will broadly benefit the U.S. economy. It represents Dr. Kelli’s opinion and is […]
President Trump’s Immigration Ban: Unwinding the Impact and Exceptions
Editor’s note: This post is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta. While it’s clear that President Trump’s widely publicized executive order last week limits legal immigration into the U.S., the action includes a wide range of exemptions and muddy definitions that make it hard for companies and families to decipher who can get […]
Laying Off Foreign Workers During the Pandemic? Here’s How to Help Them While Complying With Immigration Laws
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual advertising package with Global Atlanta. As immigration attorneys, employers terminating foreign workers often ask us about their obligations, as well as the work options available to those they’re forced to let go. In recent days, companies dealing with the economic impacts […]
Atlanta Posts New Resources on Covid-19, Including Multilingual Health Information
The City of Atlanta has published a slew of new information related to Wednesday’s shelter-in-place order and the broader fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, including loan assistance for businesses and health handouts published in more than 20 languages. A centerpiece of the city’s outreach is the new #ATLSTRONG website, which allows citizens to get notifications about […]
Immigration Limbo: How Trump’s Covid-19 Bans and Border Measures Are Affecting Foreign Travelers, Workers
Editor’s note: In an address just one week ago (which already seems to many like an eternity) aimed at inspiring confidence in his administration’s efforts to contain the fallout from Covid-19’s global spread, President Trump enacted a ban on travel from 26 European countries, setting travelers scrambling to their nearest airports to get back home. […]
