U.S. Workers Arrested at GM Factory in Mexico Over Immigration Status Dispute
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Summary
Mexican government agents arrested hundreds of U.S. citizens working at a General Motors factory complex in Mexico, claiming they were there illegally. Many of the workers were actually in Mexico legally but couldn't explain their status because the agents didn't speak English, leading to their detention in what the author describes as a significant international crisis.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledMexican government agents descended on the facility, arresting hundreds of U.S. citizens who had been working on the project
Many, probably most, were in fact there legally. But they had trouble explaining this, because the agents didn't speak English
So those U.S. citizens were arrested
arguably it amounts to a significant international crisis
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