More than 700 North Korean defectors who have defected to South Korea are unable to adjust to life in South Korea and have applied for refugee status in Canada, but most of them are excluded from refugee recognition and are forcibly returned to South Korea. became. Many of them live in poverty in South Korea. Most of these North Korean defectors acquired South Korean citizenship before applying for refugee status in Canada and were forcibly repatriated because the Canadian government does not allow South Koreans to receive refugee protection.<\/p>\n
According to Canada’s government agency, the Canadian Border Services Agency, which accepts asylum applications, the Canadian government has deported 242 North Korean defectors since 2018 and is proceeding with deportation procedures for a further 512. ing. If these North Korean defectors applied for refugee status directly in Canada without taking South Korean citizenship, they were likely to be granted residency rights in Canada. For North Korean defectors, everyone would think that South Korea, where they speak the same language and are of the same ethnic group, would be the easiest country to live in. However, life in South Korea is much more hectic than in North Korea, and there are many unfamiliar English loanwords in the Korean language that people speak, which can be difficult for North Korean defectors to understand. In addition, the work skills acquired in North Korea often do not work in South Korea.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, in South Korea, people are often discriminated against because they are from North Korea. In that case, there are few people to consult with, the current situation is that they are isolated from society, do not have jobs, often fall into poverty, and do not have many opportunities to recover. Against this background, hundreds of North Korean defectors decided to move from South Korea to Canada. In Canada, the resettlement support program provides benefits such as housekeeping fees and monthly income support. However, since asylum applications are immediately rejected for possessing a “Republic of Korea” passport, many North Korean defectors in Canada tried to hide evidence of their naturalization as South Koreans until it came to light. In many cases, deportation procedures are taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"