"To arrest one foreign car-making executive under Alabama's new tough immigration laws may be regarded as a misfortune; to arrest a second looks like carelessness. A judge has acted to put a Japanese employee of Honda Motor Company out of his misery by dismissing immigration charges against him, three days after he was booked under Alabama's new immigration laws that have been billed as the most swingeing in America. Ichiro Yada is one of about 100 Japanese managers of the company on assignment in southern state." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"Yada was stopped in Leeds, Alabama, at a checkpoint set up by police to catch unlicenced drivers. He was ticketed on the spot, despite the fact that he showed an international driver's licence, a valid passport and a US work permit." - Andrew C (✓)

HoistOnTheirOwnPetard They went south because they hate unions down there, imagine their surprise when they found out they hate "furriners" even more #comebacktodetroit - WarLord

I thought Detroit hates foreign car makers too, though... - Andrew C (✓)

hehe - Winckel

Andrew: Michigan has been actively courting immigrants in an attempt to stem the states significant population decline - LANjackal

They never hated foriegn cars just the process using cheep sweat shop labor compete with union labor unfairly. Neevr much issue with German.Swedish or English made vehicles The WalMarting of the car market from the Pacific Rim - WarLord

But Japan's auto manufacturers use union labor too... in Japan. And I thought the antipathy started before Honda/Toyota/etc set up US factories. - Andrew C (✓)

Pacific rim wages significsntly lower esp when first introducd and of course nowadays cracker country the neo-confederacy votes Republican and hates unions and immigrants #pearlharborkarma - WarLord