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banillaq
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 Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: Korean Prostitutes Threaten Visa Waiver |
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A U.S official states the true issue with offering Korean citizens a visa waiver.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606080030.htm
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The U.S. Consul General to Seoul says Korean prostitutes who stay illegally in the U.S. are a major psychological barrier to a visa waiver for Korean visitors there.
Michael Kirby told reporters Thursday it does not help Korea�s efforts for a visa waiver if Korean women are uncovered every time there is a prostitution bust in the U.S. Kirby said apart from decreasing the percentage of visa refusals, Korea must also cooperate in a system of joint law enforcement and ensure that Americans have a good impression of Koreans. |
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VanIslander
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| the u.s. law enforcement system is getting bigger and needs to keep itself busy |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Korean Prostitutes Threaten Visa Waiver |
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Milwaukiedave
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| The consul said many of the women are smuggled into the U.S. via Canada or Mexico, and some of them enter the country on forged visas. Korean women pay between US$15,000 and 20,000 to traffickers and often see no option except prostitution to pay them off, he added. |
Does anyone know why so many Korean women this desperate to leave Korea? |
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Milwaukiedave
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know why so many Korean women this desperate to leave Korea? |
Are you being retorical or seriously asking a question? Just curious.. |
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periwinkle
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Kirby said on one occasion last year 100 Korean women were arrested on prostitution charges in a single day in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Korean women were also held in Connecticut, New York and Huston this year, he said, with Korean women forming a bigger part of the prostitution problem in the U.S, than those of any other nationality during the last one to two years.
Huston? Where's Huston?
Looks like the editors a bit hungover today, huh?  |
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ekim
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:43 am Post subject: good question... |
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Does anyone know why so many Korean women this desperate to leave Korea?
Are you being retorical or seriously asking a question? Just curious..
I think that's a good question. It's not like they're from a village in China where the local authorities rule with an iron fist. |
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ekim
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:45 am Post subject: oops |
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| oops.... quoted myself. yeah.... so why are they desperate to leave? |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:11 am Post subject: |
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Kirby said on one occasion last year 100 Korean women were arrested on prostitution charges in a single day in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Korean women were also held in Connecticut, New York and Huston this year, he said, with Korean women forming a bigger part of the prostitution problem in the U.S, than those of any other nationality during the last one to two years.
Huston? Where's Huston?
Looks like the editors a bit hungover today, huh? |
Huston (short for Hu's Town) is a town in Texas that was founded by the famous Korean cowboy, Jimmy Hu. His exploits were recorded in countless dime store novels and westerns, such as "In old Mae-wa-yo", "Heart of the Han River", "Westward Ho Min Su", "The man from Seoul", "High 눈", "The good, the bad, and the mother-in-law", and "True Kimchi". |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| Are you being retorical or seriously asking a question? Just curious.. |
I'm quite serious. As Ekim said:
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| I think that's a good question. It's not like they're from a village in China where the local authorities rule with an iron fist. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| Does anyone know why so many Korean women this desperate to leave Korea? |
Without hope, an exodus
Why does everybody want to leave Korea? On the surface, people make an excuse about their children's education. It is certain that Korea's backward education system boosts the outflow of funds. But a more fundamental reason is anxiety over the future. Murky political struggles, an unstable society, a failing economy, a social atmosphere that treats the wealthy as criminals, and anti-business sentiment and regulations make people frustrated. Therefore, people are turning their backs on their country or are preparing to do so. One survey said 74 percent of Koreans have thought about emigrating.
Editorial, JoongAng Daily (July 27, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200407/27/200407272207153409900090109011.html
Young Couples Fill Emigration Fair
An increasing number of young South Korean couples are seeking a new life in a foreign country due mainly to stiff competition for higher education and unstable job market here.
By Kim Rahn, Korea Times (September 19, 2004)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200409/kt2004091915445010220.htm
[VIEWPOINT] Nurses are leaving our education behind
... As we heard from the nurses preparing for the exams, immigration is clearly a major motivation behind their move to seek work in the United States....
by Shin Sung-shik, JoongAng Daily (April 20, 2006)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200604/20/200604202220364279900090109012.html
Koreans Look Outward to Seek Better Life: Increasing Number of Technicians, Other Professionals Join Emigration Tide
By Chung Ah-young, The Korea Times (October 27, 2004)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/special/200410/kt2004102718575545250.htm
Giving Birth Abroad
... If those above "middle class" in the social class ladder don't want their children to inherit their citizenship, then you wouldn't be wrong to say that in the market of nationalities, "Korean" is one product that has lost its competitiveness.... A home shopping network offers "emigration packages" and gets sold out, while "emigration fairs" are standing room only.
Chosun Ilbo (September 21, 2003)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200309/200309210026.html
Women, youths underemployed
by Lee Ho-jeong, JoongAng Daily (August 25, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200508/24/200508242138250109900090509051.html
Progress for women
According to the World Economic Forum based in Switzerland, South Korea's gender equality achievement ranks 54th out of 58 countries surveyed. This is almost rock bottom compared to developed Western countries and even among Asian countries. China took 33rd, followed by Japan at 38th. South Korea was 55th in giving economic opportunities to women and 56th in giving opportunities for political involvement. This is unacceptable, and we must take radical measures to amend systems and conventions so that women can truly realize their roles at workplaces and in society.
JoongAng Daily (December 23, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200512/23/200512232133057039900090109011.html
EDITORIAL: Fatal waves of depression
The nation is already known for having the highest suicide rate among the 23 OECD members. It is perturbing that the suicide rate moves in parallel with our economic indicators. So does the divorce rate in Korea, which ranks the second highest in the world after the United States. A number of bankrupt young parents have killed their little children before committing suicide in recent years, giving rise to new moral problems.
The Korea Herald (August 27, 2004)
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/08/27/200408270011.asp
Suicides in Han River increasing, police say
by Bae No-pil, JoongAng Daily (May 23, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200405/23/200405232335541139900090409041.html
Population Density Ranks Third in World
By Kim Jae-kyoung, Korea Times (July 10, 2005)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200507/kt2005071018134110220.htm
Dust Plagues People
The dust is harmful to children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, the weather agency warned. Dust storms have become a serious environmental and health concern due to their combination of dust and pollutants from industrial cities in eastern China.
By Chung Ah-young, Korea Times (April 24, 2006)
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200604/kt2006042418194711970.htm |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Real Reality"]
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| a social atmosphere that treats the wealthy as criminals |
Hardly. The flashy suits in the equus recieve more respect and worship than a rich fat cat in the west would. Its all about status here.
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| One survey said 74 percent of Koreans have thought about emigrating. |
They take for granted that they'll be welcomed into the liberal west while resenting any foreigner that dares step foot in their beloved homeland.
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immigration is clearly a major motivation behind their move to seek work in the United States.... |
They've created a hellish stressed out existence here in Korea and now want to transfer the same lifestyle to the rest of the world. |
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coolsage
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Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, I suspect that those who want out of here are hoping to get away from that 'hellish, stressed existence'. |
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peppermint
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Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a prostitute were trying to improve her "well bing" wouldn't she look for a career change before a change of location? Seems to me that after the big prostitution crackdown, they think there's more money to be made in the States. |
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