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Yesterday's Korea Times, under the headline 'Put Koreans before refugees', reported the following: Hundreds of people gathered in central Seoul Saturday to protest against the Jeju Provincial Government's (JPG) refugee-friendly policy which they believe allows many "fake refugees" to slip into Korea. About 700 people rallied near Seoul City Hall to call on the central and Jeju governments to abolish the JPG's visa-waiver program which allows foreigners to stay on Jeju Island for a month... Protesters urged the central and local governments to strengthen the legal systems so that Korean citizens can be better protected, saying they do not want their country to turn into something like a European country "struggling badly with refugee issues." They chanted, "Koreans first," "We want safety," "Abolish the no-visa policy," and "For whom does this country exist?"...

About 50 meters away from where the rally took place, another group of people (dozens of people) gathered...

...to urge the central and Jeju governments to embrace the asylum seekers in Jeju and provide better support for them...(the entire report you can read here)

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