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Why do I criticize our State Department over accepting North Korean refugees? This figure

More than 1,400 North Koreans became citizens of European Union member states from 2002 to 2006.

Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, says most of them are assumed to be former North Korean refugees.

The EU says a large number of Chinese people of Korean descent posing as North Korean defectors in search of freedom could be included in the figure.

Germany was the most accepting country with over 500 North Koreans becoming citizens during the period, followed by France and Spain.

Even excluding those who claim to be North Korean refugees, that figure is a lot more than the number the US admitted, around 50. Hopefully, like in South Korea, a change in administration would bring in more refugees in the future.