PART 01 [SDF2024] Research Findings 1-2 - The Future of Korean Immigration Policy 2024.11.12 All Videos
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Increasing attempts are being made to find solutions to the problems caused by population decline and demographic change in immigration. This session will examine three aspects of this topic. First is the need to objectively and realistically assess how helpful immigration is in solving problems that are the result of a country’s changing demographic structure. Second is the need for changes to Korea’s current immigration policy if immigration is to be a reasonable choice both for Koreans and for foreigners. Third, the direction of such change must simultaneously meet both the socioeconomic needs of Korean society as well as international standards pertaining to migration and immigration as well as human rights and labor. For example, attempts to use migration as a way to easily obtain “cheap labor” while ignoring or bypassing international standards will not be in the economic interests of Korean society. Accordingly, the future of Korea's immigration policy must be a “principled opening.”