Yemeni refugees in Jeju Island

So, haven't you heard it these days. It appears that South Korea has recevied its own migrant crisis: an about 500 Yemeni refugees are displaced on the South Korea's resort island on Jeju Island! Now there are some pro-refugees who want to accept the refugees while others oppose. There even a one thing is that the President Moon Jae-in is even the refugee from the North Korea. Will South Korea start accepting refugees and turn the country into the melting pot?

Video:

What South Korean people think about Yemeni refugees?

Anti-Refugees Group Protests:

(sorry for my poor English)

To me it feels crazy that they riot about 500 people. But what do I know about Korean politics? Im only familiar with the Swedish refugee-politics where the country try to take in as many refugees as possible, last year it was around 25 000 if I remember correctly. That's why seeing people going into a rage because of helping 500 people seems so outlandish to me. 

I watched the Asian Boss video when it got out. It's very interesting to see the reactions of the people

As always, it's a complicated subject... people want but at the same time don't want haha 

Since I also live in a small country (smaller than S.K), Switzerland, I kinda understand them. But their population is so homogenous and (not sure how to say it??) proud to be homogenous /feel safer, That it's totally different. 

I personally think they won't turn into a melting pot. They will stop welcoming them... 

 Hotsushi-kun:

@Elisa

Yeah, but i heard that South Korea's birthrate is declining. So i am thinking about that South Korea should start up open up and embrace migrants. There are some half-Korean living in the country which includes as well.

Oh yeah that's true. 

But maybe they will try to use robots? 

I don't know. I remember talking about that with a friend from S.  Korea and she told me most of the people there that are 35+ don't feel like welcoming foreigners (to live there)

But then again that was only the opinion of one person so I don't know.

But even if they start to accept foreigners, I don't think it'll go as far as a melting pot soon. The number of foreigners will increase, for sure, but not that much - maybe in a few decades yes.

(Seeing how they've got that (almost) insular mentality like Japan) + didn't they already close  the visa thing ? (Or did they open it again now?) 

I don't know... haha