Boat People

[dimpy.handa]

Last 11th June, 9 North Koreans(5 adults & 4 children) defected to South Korea. This like group defection is third since 2000. Most of their defection route is Ocean way. Last Feb, 31 North Koreans defected to South Korea for the failure in the ship. like this, 4 people of them expressed their wish to live in South Korea. But at that time, North Korea insisted that this is the compulsory abduction and detainment. North Korea attributed their faults to South Korea. this 9 North Koreans are now investigated by authorities. They said, "We defected from North for severe hunger and We don't return again." Many experts said, this like group defection is resulted from North Korea's problems in many parts such as ruined economy policy, heavy shortage of food, the hereditary & suppression. North Korea has little excuse for the defections. the responsibility of this problem is on the shoulder on Kim jong il dynasty.

 

[shivibhanot]

If you can understand why so many people sneaking into US across the border,
you will understand why Chinese risk to come here. Mexico is more democrtaic
than even Taiwan, what is the primary reason for coming here? For money or
political freedom? I don't think those boat people would come if just
for political reason. Do those people care to risk their money for politcs?
I doubt it.
Why at this time then? I don't know if any of these people ever thought
of going abroad to own money ten years ago, at least in Fujian province
where I came from. I have a distant cousin who spent $5000 to buy a
foreign passport and now is working in Spain in a construction project for
$3/hour, but he owns $8000 a year. So he owns extra $3000 just in a
year's work. For many peasants, this is impossible in China. That'll
explain why so many people want to go abroad, regardless how hard the
work will be.