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'Reverse Immigration of Korean Americans' — But What’s Really Happening in Korea?

Young Lee, who immigrated into the US 53 years ago, is looking into reverse immigration to South Korea. Because of homesickness, excellent medical system, and safety and convenience [Young Lee | LA Resident] The medical system and public transportation. And everything is comfortable. In Korea, everything works quickly. I like that so much. Lee Joo-hee, who also immigrated to the US 20 years ago, is thinking about re-immigrating back to Korea because of her parents who are in Korea. [Joo-hee Lee ㅣ LA Resident] Because of parents and family in Korea, I have thought about re-immigration a lot. Individuals who are re-immigrating to Korea have been increasing in numbers. There are currently 47,000 Korean-Americans living in Korea. Compared to the 35,000 in 2010, this is an increase of about 20,000 individuals in 14 years. In addition, the number of overseas Koreans reacquiring Korean citizenship has reached an all-time high, and the number of Korean receiving Korea’s national pension has increased by nearly 3 times compared to 10 years ago, and reaching 9,300 last year. Today the LA Times has looked into the increasing number of Korean-Americans who are deciding to re-immigrate back to Korea. As an example, a retirement community located in Gochang, Jeaollabuk-do, and one-third of the 800 residents of the community are Korean who immigrated from the US. The article also included stories of second-generation Koreans who were born and raised in the US. They believed Korea was a land of opportunity and immigrated, but the article emphasized that there were also bitter downsides. Whether living in Korea or in the US, there is a sense of ‘alienation’. The LA Times reported that Koreans in the US are viewed unfavorably by Koreans, who see them as opportunists who come to enjoy benefits without paying taxes. Jae-rin Lee from SBS LA