Usually, I'm not a big fan of illegal immigrants.
The US is a nation of immigrants, and I'm for liberal quotes of new immigrantion from developed and developing and under developed nations all, but I don't like the idea of giving benefits that reward people who broke the law --- especially in consideration for all those who try to follow the rules.
That being said....
That being said....
my heart does go out for those illegals in Korea who are being robbed.
Mostly because I went through the corrupt hakwon system for years and was robbed and put in some bad situations.
Mostly because I went through the corrupt hakwon system for years and was robbed and put in some bad situations.
One of my schools didn't pay me more than 50,000 won a week after I arrived when I was promised full air fare. I had to quit shortly after one month when he didn't pay me at all, and I found out the other teacher was owed 4.5 million and the Koreans about 1.2 million a piece.
I lived for three weeks with no hot water, no cooking gas, no phone, and worrying about the landlord showing up and kicking me out of the hole I was living in.
And what is worse, I know these illegal immigrants most likely put up with much worse in their time in Korea than I did those two months.
And now, I bet most of them will end up being deported back to the nations they left desperate to earn money with nothing in their pocket but lent....
I lived for three weeks with no hot water, no cooking gas, no phone, and worrying about the landlord showing up and kicking me out of the hole I was living in.
And what is worse, I know these illegal immigrants most likely put up with much worse in their time in Korea than I did those two months.
And now, I bet most of them will end up being deported back to the nations they left desperate to earn money with nothing in their pocket but lent....
I don't support illegal migrant labor, but I also reserve great disgust for businesses that exploit such labor. Whether it is Wal-Mart or a Korean sweat shop.
I don't blame Korea for deporting these people, but the workers damn sure should get paid and have the legal ability to fight for their back wages.....just as I wish I had as a legal worker getting screwed in Korea
I don't blame Korea for deporting these people, but the workers damn sure should get paid and have the legal ability to fight for their back wages.....just as I wish I had as a legal worker getting screwed in Korea