Foreign money, who are they?

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<p><em>For those kids who wish to evade conscription, they have to stay here in the states and cannot return home until they reach the tender age of 45 (I believe... I'm not sure of the age, but it's pretty high). Until then, if those kids decide to live, work, or even visit Korea, they may be denied exit from the country and sent to the military from the airport itself. Back in 99, I saw a mother and her son crying like there is no tomorrow because the government would not allow the son to exit the country. He had lived abroad, did not report when the military called his conscription, and when he visited Korea for a summer trip, the government would not allow him to leave.</em> </p>

<p>From what I remember a couple years ago, you would not be subject to service if you hit 35...this may have changed though. </p>

<p>I can sort of relate to your story about the mother and son. I was born abroad to an American (white) father and Korean mother. I went to visit Korea for the first time since I was born a couple years ago. I kept reading stories of Korean American students returning home to Korea to find themselves in the situation you described above and was ready to cancel my trip. I guess my saving grace was that I was not registered under my family in Korea and was never really declared a citizen of Korea. </p>
 
When I was in high school (in Irvine), there were quite a few students from Taiwan and Hong Kong who lived by themselves (in houses bought by parents) or with distant relatives. Usually they came to the United States around 8th grade and then were able to go to public universities in California without having to pay the out-of-state tuition. They were smart, driven and earned a place at the top schools. However, there is no excuse for them not having to pay international rates for tuition at a public university.
 
Then there are the Persians who attend community college on full financial aid even though they are driving around in BMWs while wearing Rolex watches (I have no idea if they're fake or not). Usually if you get to talking to them, they will tell you that their family owns several homes in Iran, their mother is a doctor and their father is an engineer. Yet, for some reason, they get upset because they have to pay the $5 computer fee if they take a computer class while they are on full financial aid.
 
<p>I was born in Korea and registered in Korea under my family name. That has made it necessary for me to obtain an official document from the Korean Embassy here in the US that declares that I am a residing Korean in the United States, that I have no intention to live in Korea, that I will obtain my US Citizenship as soon it becomes possible, and that I will renounce my Korean citizenship once doing so. The embassy required me to carry that in my passport whenever I went to Korea because of this predicament. I am a US Citizen now, but I still carry it with me just in case. </p>

<p>In terms of what Mendelssohn states, I also know of people who collected financial aid through their college years because 'they didn't make enough money for school', yet they live in million dollar homes. Go figure. </p>
 
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