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Pooty
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: 230,000 Koreans Illegally Staying in United States |
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Sorry if this is a dupe, if so, mods should merge. Maybe Koreans should print this news in Korean newspapers.
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230,000 Koreans Illegally Staying in United States
By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
Approximately 230,000 undocumented Koreans were residing in the United States as of January 2007, according to a report ``Illegal Alien Resident Population�� by the U.S. Homeland Security. The number of illegal Koreans has decreased by some 20,000 from a year earlier, yet Korea was the 7th largest country with illegal aliens in America.
The U.S. has seen a growing number of illegal immigrants _ 11.8 million last year, up from 11.3 million in 2006 and 8.5 million in 2000.
By country, Mexico is the leading country of undocumented immigration, with seven million, or 59 percent of the illegal population.
El Salvador came next with 540,000, followed by Guatemala with 500,000, and the Philippines and China, each with 290,000.
Koreans made up 2 percent of the undocumented population. Brazil showed the biggest increase of illegal residents, an 89 percent jump, followed by India with 81 percent and Guatemala with 74 percent.
By state, California was the leading state for illegal residents, with 2.8 million, or 24 percent of the total, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and Florida with 1 million.
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| That's a lot of illegal aliens. Why so many? |
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tigerbluekitty
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe because they like the U.S. better than their home country. |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| Korea is OK for a visit and teach for a year or so....but..would you really want to spend your life in korea? Nothing wrong with korea...it's the koreans that make it.....unrelaxing. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:11 am Post subject: Re: 230,000 Koreans Illegally Staying in United States |
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| Pooty wrote: |
Sorry if this is a dupe, if so, mods should merge. Maybe Koreans should print this news in Korean newspapers.
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230,000 Koreans Illegally Staying in United States
By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
Approximately 230,000 undocumented Koreans were residing in the United States as of January 2007, according to a report ``Illegal Alien Resident Population�� by the U.S. Homeland Security. The number of illegal Koreans has decreased by some 20,000 from a year earlier, yet Korea was the 7th largest country with illegal aliens in America.
The U.S. has seen a growing number of illegal immigrants _ 11.8 million last year, up from 11.3 million in 2006 and 8.5 million in 2000.
By country, Mexico is the leading country of undocumented immigration, with seven million, or 59 percent of the illegal population.
El Salvador came next with 540,000, followed by Guatemala with 500,000, and the Philippines and China, each with 290,000.
Koreans made up 2 percent of the undocumented population. Brazil showed the biggest increase of illegal residents, an 89 percent jump, followed by India with 81 percent and Guatemala with 74 percent.
By state, California was the leading state for illegal residents, with 2.8 million, or 24 percent of the total, followed by Texas with 1.7 million and Florida with 1 million.
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That figure is a drop in the bucket compared to Mexicans. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:23 am Post subject: |
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Hey OP, a big whopping 2%.
OMG!!! 2% of all illegal aliens in the US are Koreans. Oh the humanity!!!!!!! They are taking over all the jobs and stealing out women! Run for the hills!!!!!!!!!!!
300,000,000 people = populaiton of the US.
230,000 Koreans illegal.
Hmm...
230,000 / 300,000,000 = .07% of the population of the US.
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: |
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It's a lot of people considering the small size/population of South Korea.
Plus, a bigger question to ask is why so many Koreans are in the US illegally? That's a question for the Korean government. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:07 am Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
It's a lot of people considering the small size/population of South Korea.
Plus, a bigger question to ask is why so many Koreans are in the US illegally? That's a question for the Korean government. |
A lot of people according to whom? |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:10 am Post subject: |
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There are 290,000 Chinese people in the US illegally, while there are 230,000 Koreans in the US illegally.
Given the size and population of China versus South Korea, that's a large number of Koreans to be in the USA illegally. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
Hey OP, a big whopping 2%.
OMG!!! 2% of all illegal aliens in the US are Koreans. Oh the humanity!!!!!!! They are taking over all the jobs and stealing out women! Run for the hills!!!!!!!!!!!
300,000,000 people = populaiton of the US.
230,000 Koreans illegal.
Hmm...
230,000 / 300,000,000 = .07% of the population of the US.
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Do you think that was the OP's angle? To me it was a, "why are they complaining about a couple thousand illegal teachers when there are so many....". Don't think you should be upset. Could be wrong, though.
Anyway, who the hell cares. It's America, good on the Koreans for trying to make it there. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| Considering Korea's per capita income, I would say this number is quite high, and speaks volumes about the abysmal quality of life in this country (for the natives, we have it pretty good in comparison). |
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milspecs
Joined: 19 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:00 am Post subject: |
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| because life sucks in Korea if you're not rich. which is probably the same everywhere but the pay is better in the US |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| jkelly80 wrote: |
| Considering Korea's per capita income, I would say this number is quite high, and speaks volumes about the abysmal quality of life in this country (for the natives, we have it pretty good in comparison). |
And yet you live here in such abysmal conditions. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Newbie wrote: |
| pkang0202 wrote: |
Hey OP, a big whopping 2%.
OMG!!! 2% of all illegal aliens in the US are Koreans. Oh the humanity!!!!!!! They are taking over all the jobs and stealing out women! Run for the hills!!!!!!!!!!!
300,000,000 people = populaiton of the US.
230,000 Koreans illegal.
Hmm...
230,000 / 300,000,000 = .07% of the population of the US.
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Do you think that was the OP's angle? To me it was a, "why are they complaining about a couple thousand illegal teachers when there are so many....". Don't think you should be upset. Could be wrong, though.
Anyway, who the hell cares. It's America, good on the Koreans for trying to make it there. |
I favor kicking out all illegal aliens from the United States. I think you should be punished if you intentionally enter a country with the goal of living there illegally, and yes, that means Koreans, too. |
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Justin Hale
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Location: the Straight Talk Express
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| For a developed country, 230,000 is extremely high. We'd expect lots of Chinese, lots of Mexicans, but Korea isn't a Mexico-like or China-like economy. |
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