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[tob55]

From what I can see from this situation, the Koreans have succeeded in getting everyone riled up about the immigration issues so they can deflect attention away from the fact that they are doing nothing to improve the quality of education in this country. The best way to take the spotlight off of yourself is by putting it on someone else.

There aren't very many foreigners who have lived and worked in this country for a while that should be blind to this fact. All the regulations have done is made people angry over things that are important, but are simply in place to make foreigners look bad while the Koreans continue to do things the same as they always have.

There isn't one foreign teacher in this country that would disagree with the new regulations or say they are a bad thing. What the teachers are saying is that it has expanded the amount of distrust Koreans already had regarding outsiders living and working in their country. The whole thing is more about racial discrimination than it is about anything else. Somehow Koreans believe they can do no wrong, while many of the changes taking place resulted from their own people doing things that were against the law. The logic in it? One of our own people did something wrong, but it was because of the influence of foreigners.

The bigger picture is being thrown behind the ketchup bottle here people. There are human rights issues that are much more significant than people being required to get a CRC or verify a degree. If Korea is allowed to continue this attack on the human rights and freedoms of those living within their borders, it is no different than the slavery issues that were present in the USA and other countries more than 200 years ago up to the very recent past. I moved to Korea to work and make a better life for myself and my family. If I am given no option other than being a slave to Korean masters, then I will find a different place to live and work.

[TheChickenLover]

So you're essentially saying that if they dont' accept to what you deem is reasnonable & stop treating you like a slave you'll leave? Good luck on that one. You have ZERO power in relation to the powers that be here.

Here's a small hint....slaves can't leave, you can. (you're not really a slave)

Have a good flight.

[poet13]

Someday when I own my own country, if you want to come and visit or work, you will jump through any and all hoops for doing so that I demand. If you break the law, I will adjust my entry requirements in an effort to block people who do what you did from even coming to my country in the first place. I will apply whatever minimum or higher standards I wish, because it's my country, and however misguided my actions may be, at least I am responsive to the needs of my people, and I will make every effort to help and protect my citizens.
The citizens of my country who break the law I will deal with in my own way and in my own time. How I do so is none of your business. If you don't like it, don't come to my country.

OP.
Yes, Korea makes it hard to remain positive all the time, and I am absolutely bewildered that a country with such an advanced and comprehensive computer and internet infrastructure doesn't apply it to more worthwhile pursuits than shopping and gaming,....say perhaps, digitally recording that they've seen my diploma no less than 5 times in less than three years...but it is their country to do with as they please. When I don't like it so much that I want to leave, I will. If I am prevented from doing so, then I will think again about the slavery comment...

[tob55]

Thanks Poet13,

You got the importance of what I was talking about in the post.