Park Noja

Park Noja, a  Professor of Korean Studies at Oslo University writes: "Why Does Korea Refuse to Accept Immigrants?" at Hanhyureh......

 In 2005, Spain decided to give 700,000 "illegal aliens" legal status, after they proved they had lived in the country six months or more, had contracts for at least six months, and had no criminal record. A considerable number of the 190,000 foreign workers in Korea with "illegal status" are believed to want to work in the country long-term or live here permanently. If the government were to give them amnesty and legal status with eventual eligibility for naturalization, it would accomplish many things at the same time: contributing to the making of a multiethnic society, reducing the rights violations that stem from being "illegals," and helping an economy in need of workers. If these people were given legal status and allowed to bring their spouses and children, Korea would then be a normal nation in the 21st century, one where diverse ethnicities live together.

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