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Ya-ta Boy
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 Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: Crimes by Foreigners 'Remain Low' |
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Although there are increasing concerns about crimes committed by foreigners as the number of resident expatriates now exceeds 1 million, expert opinion is that it is not at a serious level. While the crime rate among Koreans is 3.5 percent, it is 1.4 percent among foreigners and even lower among illegal immigrants, because they want to stay longer in Korea to work and earn money and tend to lie low.
Choi Young-shin at the Korean Institute of Criminology said it was unfair to view illegal immigrants as potential criminals. While it is true that the number of crimes is increasing as the number of foreigners rises, the crime rate remains low. The number of foreign criminals took a threefold leap from 3,438 in 2000 to 9,103 in 2004, and in 2007, the number rose to 14,524. The Ministry of Justice feels that compulsory registration of fingerprints, which was abolished in 2004, is needed. The Roh Moo-hyun administration abolished the system as it was thought to contain elements of human rights violation.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807090013.html |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Er... Wouldn't the fact they're an illegal immigrant be a crime in itsself? |
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Bread
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Teelo wrote: |
| Er... Wouldn't the fact they're an illegal immigrant be a crime in itsself? |
More importantly, how do they get a crime rate for illegal immigrants? How do they know how many of them there are? |
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wings
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| More importantly, how do they get a crime rate for illegal immigrants? How do they know how many of them there are? |
I am only guessing here, but since South Korea would be really difficult to actually enter illegally, I think that most undocumented workers here would be people who came into the country on tourist or temporary work visas and haven't left. I'm sure that via their computer systems they have a very good idea about how many undocumented people there are in the country. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| wings wrote: |
I am only guessing here, but since South Korea would be really difficult to actually enter illegally, I think that most undocumented workers here would be people who came into the country on tourist or temporary work visas and haven't left. I'm sure that via their computer systems they have a very good idea about how many undocumented people there are in the country. |
Wow, it's amazing the answers people can come up with when they actually use their brains... |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Scotticus wrote: |
| wings wrote: |
I am only guessing here, but since South Korea would be really difficult to actually enter illegally, I think that most undocumented workers here would be people who came into the country on tourist or temporary work visas and haven't left. I'm sure that via their computer systems they have a very good idea about how many undocumented people there are in the country. |
Wow, it's amazing the answers people can come up with when they actually use their brains... |
and perhaps misplaced faith in the efficiency of Korean bureaucracy. |
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