Illegal Immigrants Self Deport from South Korea Due to Coronavirus Fears
Here is an unexpected benefit of the coronavirus, the self deportation of illegal immigrant inside of South Korea:
An exodus of undocumented foreigners here has begun as the coronavirus epidemic continues. Hundreds of illegal sojourners come to the immigration office on Jeju Island each day asking for quick deportation, according to Yonhap News Agency.
Yonhap
On Tuesday alone, nearly 200 people gave themselves up to Jeju Immigration Office ― nearly as many as the 230 who surrendered throughout last month. Most were Chinese.
“The virus is spreading so fast,” Yonhap quoted an undocumented Chinese working at a restaurant on Jeju as saying. “My family in China worries about me so much, so I decided to return home.”
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“Please send me back to China, where the problem is theoretically worse.”
I like the logic.
Well, as a document-challenged guest-worker from the country that spawned the Kung-Flu, they may have correctly determined that the odds of them getting effective treatment in Korea was lower than back home…