범죄에 대한 두려움 모형을 통한 이민자들의 주관적 삶의 질 결정요인에 관한 연구 : 국내거주 중국인, 베트남인, 몽골인을 중심으로

황의갑,민소영,박윤환,장현석,홍명기,조정윤 대한범죄학회 2020 한국범죄학 Vol.14 No.2

Korea is in transition to a multicultural society, however, not much research has been conducted regarding the quality of life among immigrants in Korea. This research intends to investigate the structural link between fear models and quality of life, mediated by fear of crime among Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mongolian immigrants living in South Korea. We attempted to organize a comprehensive model considering both unique aspects of immigrants and general factors of quality of life. Findings revealed that the level of fear of crime was highest among Vietnamese immigrants, followed by Chinese and Mongolian immigrants. On the other hand, Chinese immigrants showed the lowest subjective well-being. Fear of crime played as a mediator among Mongolian Immigrants Model only. Factors of both fear of crime and quality of life were various among different immigrant groups. These differences of the findings among groups could be understood based on the unique aspects of immigrant groups. For example, Korean language ability was the lowest among Mongolian immigrants and highest among Chinese immigrants, and illegal visa status was highest among Mongolian immigrants and lowest among Chinese immigrants. Compared to other groups, Vietnamese immigrants had difficulties in adjusting to Korean society due to their appearance different from Koreans. 한국사회가 다문화 사회로 변해가고 있음에도 한국사회의 구성원으로서 다문화인구에 대한 범죄두려움과 삶의 질에 관한 연구는 찾아보기 쉽지 않다. 본 연구는 이민자의 삶의 질과 관련하여그동안 국내외 선행연구에서 간과되었던 범죄 두려움과 이를 설명하는 두려움 설명모형에 주목하여 국내 이민자들의 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 구조적 영향관계를 검증하였다. 선행연구에서 고려되지 않았던 이민자 특성 및 주관적 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 일반적인 요인들을 고려한 종합모형을 구축하여 접근하였다. 이민자 대상 연구는 언어와 문화의 다양성을 고려해야하기에 전체 이민자들을 획일적으로 다루기보다는 집단별로 구분하여 접근하는 것이 중요하기에 권역별 이민자들의 독특한 사회문화적 특성을 대표하는 중국, 베트남, 몽골 출신 이민자들을 설문조사하여 비교 검증함으로써 이민자 집단별 삶의 질 개선을 위한 시사점을 모색하였다. 구조방정식모형 분석결과, 중국출신 이민자들에 비해 베트남출신 이민자들의 범죄두려움은 더 높고 몽골출신이민자들의 범죄두려움은 더 낮았다. 반면에 주관적 삶의 질은 베트남출신 이민자들과몽골출신이민자들이 중국출신 이민자들보다 더 높은 수준을 보였다. 범죄에 대한 두려움은 몽골출신이민자 모형에서만 주관적 삶의 질에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 그에 따른 매개역할을 확인할 수 있었다. 출신국가에 따라 범죄 두려움과 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 영향요인들의 차이가 있다는 점 또한 확인할 수 있었다. 이민자 집단 간의 이러한 분석결과의 차이는 그들의 특성과연결하여 이해할 수 있었는데, 국내의 몽골출신 이민자들은 타 국가출신 이민자들과 비교할 때 가장낮은 한국어 능력을 가지고 있었으며, 불법체류자가 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 중국출신이민자들은 상대적으로 체류자격이 보다 안정되어 있었고, 체류 기간이 길었으며 한국어가 능숙한경향이 있었다. 이러한 분석결과를 바탕으로 정책대안과 후속연구를 위한 시사점을 논하였다.

Political Right of Migrants: Right to Association, French Case

( Minjeoung Kim ) 한국EU학회 2024 Asia-Pacific Journal of EU Studies Vol.22 No.1

Political rights act like a safety valve that guarantees social and economic rights. This is because social and economic rights without political rights can be revoked at any time by legislative amendment. In this respect, immigrants’ political rights may be more important than their social and economic rights. However, in many countries, the political rights of immigrants are not guaranteed, and even if they are guaranteed, immigrants do not fully enjoy these rights. This is because there may be prerequisites for the political rights of immigrants such as the immigrant Advisory Committee and freedom of association. So how is the freedom of association of immigrants being used? Is freedom of association for immigrants a precursor to political rights for immigrants? This paper sought to answer these questions through the case of France, where immigrants’ freedom of association is guaranteed but political rights are not yet granted. Studying the case of France, we found that the freedom of association of immigrants can have an important impact on the social integration of immigrants, but on the other hand, it has a negative effect of ghettoization of immigrants, and immigrant organizations cooperate with government only as an interlocutor or an agency for government policy, thereby affecting the social integration of immigrants. It does not have a significant impact on institutional changes to improve the status of immigrants, such as political rights.

Changes in Dietary Quality among Vietnamese Women Immigrants in Korea and Comparison with Korean Women

( Young-ah Cho ),( Do-yeon Kim ),( Ryowon Choue ),( Hyunjung Lim ) 한국임상영양학회 2018 Clinical Nutrition Research Vol.7 No.3

The dietary behavior of immigrants starts changing upon their arrival in a new country. We evaluated changes in dietary quality of Vietnamese women immigrants in Korea and compared dietary quality with that of Korean women. Fifty-six Vietnamese women immigrants and 56 age-matched Korean women were recruited. Dietary quality were assessed using index of nutritional quality (INQ) and diet quality index-international (DQI-I). Dietary habits were assessed according to 4 dietary behaviors: a prudent, calorie control, dietary fat control, and sodium or salt control diet. DQI-I scores of Vietnamese immigrants decreased after immigration, especially the moderation score, although the variety score increased. Scores were significantly lower than those of Korean subjects (45.1 vs. 64.5; p < 0.001). Vietnamese women immigrants had significantly poorer nutrient balance and calorie intake control, although their fat and sodium control was better than that of Korean woman (p < 0.001). INQs of protein, niacin, phosphorus, iron, zinc were lower in immigrants who had lived longer in Korea than more recent immigrants (p < 0.05). Lower INQs of protein, fiber, vitamin A, B1, B6, C, folate, and phosphorus were related to higher body fat in Vietnamese immigrants (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary quality of Vietnamese immigrants decreased after migration, and dietary intake was inadequate compared with that of Korean women. In addition, diet quality of Vietnamese immigrants decreased with length of residence in Korea. There was a negative correlation between diet quality and body fat percent in Vietnamese women immigrants. Findings from this study may help improve diet quality and prevent obesity in Vietnam women immigrants.

여성이민자는 이민의 수혜자인가?: 프랑스 내의 북아프리카 출신 여성이민자의 경우

김민정 한국유럽학회 2010 유럽연구 Vol.28 No.2

As of 2000, the number of female immigrants into France started to exceed the number of male immigrants. Nevertheless, various statistics claim that female immigrants still remains as those who are tied with the double burden rather than those who have benefited from the immigration. Female immigrants to other nations have been able to enjoy new opportunities and experiences through immigration and to begin a different life through the acquisition of new values; however, female immigrants to France have shown a certain difference in terms of immigration process. First of all, they still have many hindrances to economical activity on top of many difficulties that typical immigrants usually suffer from. In addition to that, female immigrants suffer from their families' concern that they might get assimilated into the french society, and they are also afraid of the fact that they might get excluded from the french society. There are three main reasons for such burdens female immigrants have. First, female immigrants are usually married and at the same time uneducated. Because they are married, they are in such social situation that offers little or no opportunity to get assimilated into the French community. Also, most of the female immigrants did not benefit from the education back in their homeland. Thus, the chance of them getting employed is low - and even if they were employed somehow, their occupations have to be something peripheral. Secondly, immigrant community holds Islamic tradition. That indicates hierarchical family order. People in such community have the tradition of endogamy in order to preserve their social and traditional values and customs. Lastly, assimilationism that the Frenchgovernment believes in forces immigrants to stick to their traditions and customs rather than gives them opportunities to get assimilated to the French society. Those three reasons are primary factors that forces female immigrants to France to remain as those who suffer from the double burden unlike female immigrants to other nations who have been benefited from the immigration. 2000년이 지나면서 프랑스 사회의 이민에 있어서 여성이민자의 수가 남성이민자의 수를 앞지르고 있다. 여성이민자의 수는 늘고 있지만 다양한 통계를 통해서 살펴본 프랑스 여성이민자들은 프랑스 사회에서 이민의 혜택을 누리기보다는 이중적 부담을 진 존재로 남아있다. 다른 지역의 여성이민자들은 이민을 통해서 새로운 기회와 경험을 가질 수 있었고 새로운 가치의 습득을 통해서 이민 이전과는 상당히 다른 삶을 살 수 있었지만 프랑스에 정착한 여성이민자들은 이들과는 상당히 다른 이민과정을 보여주었다. 이들은 우선 여성으로서 경제활동에 있어서 많은 장애를 고스란히 지고 있었고 이민자로서도 또한 어려움을 많아 가지고 있었다. 여기에 이민사회에 동화할지도 모른다는 가족들의 불안한 시선 및 이민사회로부터 배제될지 모른다는 불안감이 더하여서 더욱 부담이 큰 이민생활을 하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이들의 이러한 부담은 프랑스에 정착한 이민여성들이 프랑스 정부의 가족재결합 정책에 따라 대부분이 가족과 재결합하기 위해서 이주해온 기혼여성들이기 때문에 미혼의 여성들 보다는 이민사회에 동화될 기회가 많지 않은 사회적 조건을 가지고 있었고 대부분의 이민 여성들은 이주이전 본국에서 교육의 혜택을 받지 못했기 때문에 프랑스 노동시장에서 고용될 가능성이 낮고 고용되더라도 주변적인 직업에 고용될 수밖에 없는 조건을 가지고 있었다. 두번째로는 프랑스 이민사회는 프랑스 사회보다도 위계적 가족질서가 강한 이슬람 사회의 전통을 가지고 있다. 이들은 동족결혼의 관습을 가지고 있어서 이를 통해서 전통적 가치와 관습을 보존하고 있었다. 마지막으로 프랑스 동화정책이 이민자들을 오히려 이민자들로 하여금 그들의 전통을 고수하게 하고 있었다. 이러한 3가지 이유가 프랑스 이민 여성들이 다른 국가에 정착한 이민여성들과는 달리 이민의 수혜자이기 보다는 이중부담의 존재로 남게 하였다.

영국 19세기 아일랜드 이민자의 이질성 문제

남철호 ( Nam Cheolho ) 대구사학회 2021 대구사학 Vol.142 No.-

본 논문의 목적은 19세기 영국으로 건너온 아일랜드 이민자가 정착하는 과정에서 빈곤과 직업, 그리고 종교적 갈등으로 이질적인 공동체를 구성하였는지를 검토하는 것이다. 영국으로 이민 온 아일랜드 집단은 매우 다양하였으며, 이들을 빈곤한 하나의 동일 집단으로 평가, 매도하는 것은 잘못된 편견에서 비롯하였다. 아일랜드인을 범죄, 도시 문제, 그리고 환경 파괴의 주범으로 내모는 것 또한 잘못된 여론에서 비롯된 19세기 영국인의 마음속 깊이 자리 잡고 있던 그릇된 성심이었다. 아일랜드 이민자의 정착과 직업, 그리고 노동력 문제와 관련해서도, 아일랜드 이민자의 이질성보다는 동질성을 더 생각나게 한다. 아일랜드 이민자는 여러 분야의 직종에서 영국인과 큰 갈등 없이 삶을 영위하였다. 종교 문제와 관련해서도, 종교적 이질적 집단 형성과 종교적 갈등의 문제라기보다는 오히려 이민자의 영국 내 정착과 적응의 문제가 더 실재적이었다. 아일랜드와 영국에서의 미사와 예배 참석 방법 등에 차이가 있고 이러한 차이점으로 모국인과 아일랜드 이민자 사이에 문제의 소지를 낳았다. 가톨릭은 이민자와 영국인을 구별하거나 이민자를 추방하는 요인이 아니었다. 오히려 가톨릭과 프로테스탄트 양자가 관용적인 태도로 서로 화합하고 조절하는 행위를 곳곳에서 볼 수 있다. This theses aimed to review irish immigrants' heterogeneity problems in 19th century Britain. Irish immigrants in the 19th century have been recognized as heterogeneous communities due to poverty, occupation, and religious conflict in the process of settling after moving to Britain. As a result of the examination, there were very diverse groups of Irish immigrants to the UK, and the evaluation of them as one poor group stemmed from a prejudice. Proposing the Irish as the main culprit of crime, urban problems, and environmental destruction was also a false view, stemming from false public opinions of 19th century British. When it comes to the settlement, job and workforce of Irish immigrants, it reminds me more about the identity of Irish immigrants than the heterogeneity. As a result of review, the spectrum of occupations and patterns of Irish immigrants is so diverse that it is difficult to draw a uniform conclusion. Irish immigrants lived in many fields without major conflict with the British. Regarding the workforce, Irish immigrants did not play a major role in industrialization in the UK, except for certain occupations and in some areas. Regarding the issue of religion, the problem of immigrants’ settlement and adaptation in Britain was more real than that of the formation of heterogeneous religious groups and religious conflict. There are differences in how to attend Mass and worship services in Ireland and England, and these differences have created problems between native and Irish immigrants. Catholicism was not a factor that distinguished immigrants from British or expelled immigrants. Rather, both Catholics and Protestants were able to see all over the place the act of reconciling and controlling each other in a tolerant manner. This was an opportunity to lay a new foundation for mutual development throughout the 19th century. (Lecturer of Department of History Education, Education College, Kyungpook National University / nch64610@chol.com)

Sociotropic Perceptions, Immigration, and Immigrants: East Asian Attitudes toward Immigration and Immigrants

김미경 ( Mi Kyung Kim ) 조선대학교 동북아연구소(구 통일문제연구소) 2014 동북아연구 Vol.29 No.2

한국, 중국, 일본 등 동아시아국가들이 새로운 이민국으로 부상하고 있음에도 불구하고, 동아시아인들의 이민과 이민자에 대한 태도를 비교의 시각에서 분석하는 연구는 많지 않다. 이 연구는 PEW Global Attitudes Project의 2002년과 2007년 여론조사 데이터를 사용해한국, 중국, 일본 동아시아 3국에서의 이민과 이민자태도를 분석한다. 이 연구는 동아시아인들의 이민과 이민자에 대한 태도가 개인의 경제 이익에 관한 고려가 아닌, 이민과 이민자가 자국의 문화적 정체성 혹은 경제적 이익에 어떤 영향을 미치는가에 관한 사회변화적 관심에 의해 영향을 받는다는 것을 발견했다. 이 분석결과는 사회변화적 인식의 중요성을 강조하는 기존연구들의 결론과 일치하는 것이다. 그러나 더 나아가, 이 연구는 동아시아인들이 이민문제에 대해서는 문화적으로 반응하는 반면, 이민자에 대해서는 경제적으로 반응한다는 흥미로운 발견을 하였다. 즉, 동아시아인들은 이민문제가 자국의 문화적 정체성에 미치는 부정적 효과에 대해 우려하는 동시에, 이민자들이 자국경제에 미치는 긍정적 기여를 기대하는 이중적 태도를 보인다는 것이다. 향후 이민과 이민자태도의 분석적 구분에 대한 이론적 논의와 더불어, 이민과 이민자 태도의 이중성에 대한 보다 심화된 연구가 필요하다. There are little studies to analyze public attitudes on immigration attitudes in East Asia from a comparative perspective despite the fact that East Asia has been an emerging immigration destination. This study provides a comparative analysis of immigration attitudes in three East Asian countries including Korea, China, and Japan, using cross-national survey data collected by the Pew Global Attitude Project in 2002 and 2007. This study finds that people’s attitudes on immigration and immigrants in three East Asian countries have been driven by their sociotropic concerns of either cultural or economic impacts of immigration and immigrants on their nations as a whole. This finding is consistent with sociotropic explanations of immigration attitudes. Furthermore, this study finds that while East Asian people perceive the immigration issue in terms of cultural threats, they perceive immigrants in terms of economic benefits of immigrants. This finding suggests that people might have ambivalent attitudes between their cultural concerns about immigration and their expectations of immigrants’ economic contributions to their nations. This finding challenges a pervasive assumption that immigration attitudes are closely linked to immigrants attitudes. Therefore, a further study needs to investigate such ambivalent attitudes toward immigration and immigrants, developing a more refined analytical distinction between immigration attitudes and immigrants attitudes.

국제결혼 이주여성의 삶의 만족에 대한 문화적응 매개 효과 연구

서재복,권인탁,임명희 교육종합연구원 2016 교육종합연구 Vol.14 No.1

The purpose of this study is to conduct correlation analysis of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants living in Korea by examination their level of recognition of those factors, as well as to verify the mediating effects of sub-factors of cultural adaptation in the relationship between social support factor and life satisfaction. To achieve the research objective, a survey was carried out on 207 international marriage women immigrants living in Yeosu region. The results of the research are as follows: First, the average score of the variables of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants is M=3.09 for social support, M=2.80 for cultural adaptation, and M=3.40 for life satisfaction respectively, which indicates cultural adaptation of international marriage women immigrants is at a normal level. Compared to cultural adaptation, they showed a higher level of recognition of life satisfaction. Second, social support factor and cultural adaptation factor of international marriage women immigrants had a significant correlation with life satisfaction. Third, the result of putting in emotional support, appraisal support, and material support—sub-factors of social support recognized by international marriage women immigrants—shows emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support had effects on life satisfaction mediated by integration; integration had partially mediating effects in emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support; and assimilation too had partially mediating effects in informational support. The conclusion of this study is as follows; First, the international marriage women immigrants in Yeosu region who participated in the survey showed a high level of recognition of social support, cultural adaptation, and life satisfaction, and there was a high complementary correlation between the factors. Second, the relationship between life satisfaction on the one hand and emotional support, appraisal support, and informational support on the other as perceived by the international marriage women immigrants in Yeosu region who participated in the survey was partially mediated by integration, which indicates the correlation between integration and life satisfaction. Third, in the relationship with life satisfaction, informational support proved to be partially mediated by assimilation, which indicates a high level of correlation with life satisfaction. As for suggestions to make following the results of this study, first, for social adaptation of international marriage women immigrants, various efforts are needed including respect, love, trust, and attention as well as recognition of international marriage women immigrants and job placement; second, international marriage women immigrants need to adapt themselves to Korean society by accepting the new culture while keeping the culture of their native country; third, for enhancing life satisfaction of international marriage women immigrants, they need to find ways to improve satisfaction with themselves and live an independent life.

이주민 유입의 영향과 이주민 지원 및 사회참여에 대한 한국인의 태도 분석

강수향(Kang, Sue-Hyang),유계숙(Yoo, Gye-Sook) 한국가족학회 2011 가족과 문화 Vol.23 No.2

세계화가 진전됨에 따라 국내에 유입되는 이주민의 수가 급증하고 있다. 이에 따라 정부부처들은 다민족?다문화 사회에 대응하기 위해 관련 법 및 정책을 마련하고 있다. 본 연구는 이주민 유입의 영향과 이주민 지원 및 사회참여에 대한 한국인의 태도를 살펴봄으로써 이주민 지원 및 사회참여 관련 정책 형성에 기초가 되는 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 연구는 20-40대 한국인 성인 남녀 333명(남 162명, 여 171명)의 자료를 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구대상자들은 이주민 지원과 이주민의 사회참여에 대해서는 비교적 긍정적인 태도를 가지고 있었다. 둘째, 40대는 20대에 비해 이주민 유입이 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 지각하고 있었다. 셋째, 남성보다는 여성이, 40대보다는 20대 및 30대가, 가구소득이 501만원 이상인 경우 이주민 지원에 대해서 긍정적인 태도를 가졌으며, 40대보다는 20대 및 30대가, 대졸 이상일 경우 이주민의 사회참여를 긍정적으로 생각하는 것으로 드러났다. 마지막으로 위계적 회귀분석 결과, 이주민 유입으로 인해 한국인이 피해를 입는다고 지각할수록 이주민 지원 및 사회참여에 부정적인 태도를, 문화적 다양성?개방성이 증진된다고 생각하는 사람일수록 이주민 지원 및 사회참여에 긍정적인 태도를 가졌다. 또한 문화적 갈등이 발생한다고 생각할수록 사회참여에 대해 긍정적인 태도를 가지는 것으로 드러났다. With the progress of globalization, the number of immigrants is rapidly increasing. Therefore, the Korean government is preparing policies to cope with the multi-ethnic and multicultural society. This study provides the preliminary data for the formulation of policies for immigrants and social participation of immigrants by examining Koreans' attitudes toward effects of immigration as well as toward policies for and social participation of immigrants. The sample came from 333 Koreans(162 males and 171 females) in their 20s to 40s. The results of this study may be summarized as follows: The respondents’ attitudes toward the policies for and the social participation of the immigrants are positive. The respondents in their 40s perceive the effects of immigration as more negative than those in their 20s. The respondents in their 20s and 30s rather than 40s, female rather than male, and those with family income of more than 5,010,000 won, reported more positive attitudes toward the policies for immigrants. Also, respondents in their 20s and 30s rather than 40s, and those with higher education, showed more positive attitudes about the immigrants' social participation. Finally, the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that the more the respondents perceive immigrants as damaging the Koreans, the more negative they are toward the policies for and social participation of immigrants and as enhancing cultural diversity and openness, the more positive they are. Meanwhile, the more the respondents think that immigrants causes cultural conflict, the more positive they are toward the social participation of immigrants.

이주민의 정치적 권리에 관한 일 고찰 -지방자치선거와 이주민을 중심으로-

임희선(Lim HeeSeon),김경제(Kim KyongJe) 원광대학교 법학연구소 2017 圓光法學 Vol.33 No.1

대한민국은 급속하게 진행된 다문화사회로의 진입과 국제적 지위 향상으로 인하여 서로 다른 민족성과 문화적 배경을 지닌 이주민과의 공존이 불가피한 상황이다. 정부는 체류외국인 200만 명을 넘어선 상황에서 정주민과 이주민의 지역사회통합을 위한 다양한 다문화 정책을 시행하고 있지만 이들 정부정책은 헌법전문에 근거하는 “모든 영역에서 각인의 기회를 균등히 하고, 개인의 능력을 최고도로 발휘하게” 한다는 이념을 충실히 구현해내지 못하고 있다. 특히 이들 정책은 이주민을 단지 정책의 대상자로만 보고 있을 뿐 이들이 자신들을 위한 법･정책을 스스로 만들 수 있는 입안자로 받아들이지 않고 있다. 이주민들이 적극적으로 한국사회에 기여할 수 있도록 법률로 정해진 범위 안에서 이들에게도 정치적 의사결정 과정에 참여할 수 있는 참정권이 주어져야 한다. 한국에 정착하는 이주민이 점차 증가하고 있지만 아직까지 이주민의 정치적 권리와 정치참여가 쟁점화 되고 있는 상황은 아니다. 그러나 국민의 안정적인 삶의 보장과 진정한 민주주의 가 토착화되려면 일정조건을 갖춘 이주민 즉, 거주의사를 가지고 합법적으로 대한민국에 체류 하는 결혼이민자, 영주권자를 중심으로 참정권을 부여하여야 한다. 이주민에게 참정권을 보장 하는 것은 이주민과의 공존을 확보하고 진정한 민주주의가 실현되게 하는 방법이 될 것이다. As the Republic of Korea has rapidly entered into a multi-cultural society and improved its international status, so it is inevitable to co-exist with immigrants with different ethnicity and cultural background. The government has executed various multi-cultural policies for integrating settlers and immigrants’ communities in the circumstance staying foreigners have exceeded 2 million people, but these government policies have not faithfully realized the ideology based on the preface of Constitution that “each person s opportunity should be equal in all areas and personal ability should be displayed to its utmost level.” Especially, these policies have seen immigrants only as policy subjects, but as policy makers to create law and policy for themselves. Therefore, an equal opportunity should be given to immigrants within a range prescribed at law that they can actively contribute to Korean society. But if people s stable life should be guaranteed and a real democracy should be naturalized, focusing on immigrants having certain conditions, that is, marriage immigrants, permanent residents and naturalized citizens legally staying in the Republic of Korea with a residing intention, participating rights to decide political will should be given to immigrants within a range prescribed at law that they can contribute to Korean society. Immigrants setting in Korea has gradually increased, but till now, political rights of immigrants and political participation in immigrants have not been an issue.

결혼이민자를 위한 정책현황 분석 및 개선방안

유진희 한국비교정부학회 2020 한국비교정부학보 Vol.24 No.4

(Purpose) This study was aimed to analyze the status of policies for married immigrants and to suggest the directions of the policies for multicultural families in Korea. (Design/methodology/approach) This study is methods of current statuses of married women immigrants, regulations and systems, delivery system, and multiple policies were analyzed to review the performances by literature reviews to propose the policies for married women immigrants. Also, a variety of problems that women married immigrants experienced by literature reviews, and improvement directions of policies and implementation plans were proposed so as for married women immigrants to be able to support them practically. (Findings) It showed that people’s understanding was not sufficient on married immigrants though multiple policies and services were provided for them to be able to solve various problems that they experienced and to adapt to the society well. Social integration was not sufficient due to discrimination and exclusion for married immigrants in the society; and problems to access the supporting system for married immigrants, redundancy and inefficiency of the policies, inappropriate integrative approaches were found in terms of the policies for married immigrants. (Research implications or Originality) It is necessary to provide the required services and approach with integrative policies for married immigrants to be ultimately adapted in the society stably. First, collaboration among implementation parties should be strengthened and redundant services should be minimized between central and local governments. Also, practical services should be provided by customized services per lifecycle based on the desires and demands of married immigrants. For complicated problems of married immigrants, one-stop service system should be established, moreover, the policies for them should be established and enhanced considering them not as the special subjects but our national citizens.