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that guy

Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: long gone
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: protest at Mokdong immigration Tues. 18 |
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Tuesday the 18th may not be the best time to visit the Mokdong immigration branch:
The Korea Times wrote: |
The Movement of Extradition of Illegal Workers will hold a protest in front of the Immigration Office in Mok-dong, Seoul Dec. 18. At the event, members will urge the government to introduce tighter measures on illegal migrant workers in Korea, estimated at around 220,000. They will call for a more drastic plan ― such as collecting fingerprints of foreigners entering Korea, which was widely considered, but criticized in other countries.
They have already set out plans for the post-rally, too ― written complaints to media outlets on those who turn a blind eye to workers remaining in the country on tourist visas, and visits to headquarters of human rights civic groups for foreigners.
``We are not against all foreigners in the country. We are just against those who come here illegally and take away our chance to work and make a living,'' a member of the group said. |
It's probably nothing, but I'd avoid immigration during the protest.
Link: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/12/117_15434.html |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Many of the members do admit that most of the jobs these workers are taking are not attractive to them. ``But we are asking for those people to respect our law,'' he said.
That's rich considering the number of illegal Korean immigrants in North America. |
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Suwoner10

Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Koreans are a sad, sad people. |
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jaganath69

Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Not much different from the Minutemen in the US or any other anti-immigration shills in other western countries, but sad b@stards nevertheless. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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One should stage a counter protest:
we clean your toilets
we make your shoes
we work in your dangerous factories
we educate and feed the kids you send to hagwon without food and comfort them after you beat then black and blue for only winning a bronze medal |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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That is pretty sad.
Maybe they'll grab a foreign teacher and light them on fire and put them up the flagpole for good measure. |
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socrates flitcraft

Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: fingerprints |
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I was required to give my fingerprints in early 2002 when
I registered at a small rural immigration office. I was a wide eyed 21 year old back then and had pretty much forgotten about it until I saw all the hoo ha in Japan last week on the same issue.
Vote for your friendly orange Oompa Loompa candidate next Wednesday.
He's got the best dancers this side of Jinju. |
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nomad-ish

Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Milwaukiedave wrote: |
That is pretty sad.
Maybe they'll grab a foreign teacher and light them on fire and put them up the flagpole for good measure. |
yeah, careful, they might decide to use any nearby foreigners as effigies.
hermit kingdom --> attempted internationalism --> hermit kingdom
i strongly suspect they'll be whining in a year or so about how no foreigners come to visit or stay.... |
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seoulsucker

Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Any foreigner seen going in or out of the immigration office is more than likely to be in the country legally, but that still won't stop these nimrods from harassing them. |
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fancypants
Joined: 22 May 2005
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Don't worry, this isn't a protest about white people, just immigrants from poorer countries. You'd probably get a lot of handshakes if you walked through that protest. |
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spliff

Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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^ yes and you'll be able to join in the protest festivities as well. |
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Morton
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I will be attending this protest. I am sick of big noses coming here and taking all the women, making obscene amounts of money, and making gods greatest creations, (the Koreans), feel insecure.
Some of these heathens don't even have degrees.
I will tell the media how they should kick people like me out of this amazing Cuntry. I'm only increasing the average *beep* size after all.
As an post-protest event i'm going to encourage them to throw their faeces at anyone that isn't a pure blood Korean. |
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Bingo
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Wonder what laws are being broken
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Cunningly they have set it for when the GEPIK meeting is on which is a bit cheeky.
That's at least 2,500 teachers who can't go and fight. |
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