US accepting more DPRK immigrants

From the Daily NK, Pastor Chun Ki Won, who was imprisoned in China briefly for aiding DPRK defectors, gives an update on the second group of defectors (who climbed the wall between the South Korean and American Embassies in Beijing) and a third group, which is new:

  • Refugee status has already been granted to the seven in the US compound.
  • The pastor wants the refugees to remain unpoliticized and simply allowed to resettle in the US among the large network of Korean immigrants that are eager to help them.
  • Apparently, getting refugee status for the second and third group was much easier than for the first.
  • From the interview: In what ways are defectors selected to try exile to the U.S? There are cases where defectors send personal requests seeking help through the internet, and cases where we get contacts through missionaries. In the 1st round of exiles, three people were from facilities under our care, whereas the others were selected by email. Requirements in the selection ruling basically include people with financial difficulties, women experiencing hardship from having been sold, and children are given preference. Also, if in the case financial problems are resolved, a broker is introduced and guidance to an exile route is given.

 

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