Rural program cuts and reminders of the Great Recession
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
"Recent cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid really make it harder for rural Americans to get by day to day," says journalist Michelle Polizzi, who recently wrote about her experiences with housing insecurity in rural America during the 2008 financial crisis. This morning, she joins Marketplace's David Brancaccio to discuss safety net programs and financial hardship in rural areas. But first: an update on reports that hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a Georgia immigration raid last week will be flown home.
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| 0:00.0 | Concern outside the cities and the burbs when it comes to this year's rapid changes to federal policy. |
| 0:09.2 | I'm David Brancaccio in Los Angeles. |
| 0:11.2 | First, an update on reports hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a Georgia immigration raid last week will be flown home after negotiations involving officials in Seoul and Washington. |
| 0:22.6 | Marketplaces Nancy Marshall-Genzor has the latest. |
| 0:24.8 | South Korea's Jan-Hap News Agency says Seoul will charter a plane to bring the detained workers home. |
| 0:31.8 | And South Korea's foreign minister is flying to the U.S. today to ensure that no unexpected issues arise. About 300 South Korean |
| 0:40.3 | employees were detained in last week's raid at a Hyundai LG Energy Solution car battery plant in Georgia. |
| 0:47.8 | The facility is under construction. The immigration raid comes at a delicate time. Washington |
| 0:53.1 | and Seoul are trying to finalize a trade deal they announced over the summer. |
| 0:57.5 | Seoul had pledged billions of dollars in funding for South Korean firms to do business in the U.S. |
| 1:02.9 | In a statement on its website, Hyundai says it's aware of the immigration enforcement action at the plant and is closely monitoring the situation. |
| 1:11.8 | The company says none of the detainees were directly employed by Hyundai, and it's committed to |
| 1:16.8 | full compliance with all laws and regulations, including employment verification requirements |
| 1:22.4 | and immigration laws, and it expects the same commitment from its partners and subcontractors. |
| 1:28.5 | In his social media post, President Trump says foreign companies investing in the U.S. |
| 1:32.8 | should respect immigration laws and bring technical talent in legally while also hiring |
| 1:38.9 | and training American workers. |
| 1:41.0 | I'm Nancy Marshall Genser for Marketplace. |
| 1:44.4 | The administration's immigration czar, Tom Homan, warns the government will target other |
| 1:50.1 | businesses for immigration raids. Meanwhile, President Trump posted last evening about making |
| 1:54.8 | the U.S. welcoming to foreign businesses that want to bring in workers through legal means. |
| 2:00.9 | Numbers mixed to start. The Dow down, 83 points, 2 tenths percent. But the S&P is up |
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