Do South Koreans welcome North Korean defectors?

North Korean defectors are considered Korean nationals by the South Korean Government. So yes they are welcome to defect. However North Koreans are seen as being less educated and sometimes have a hard time adjusting to the new environment. read more

Trying to escape to South Korea via the DMZ will likely result in death either by being shot by Korean People Army soldiers for trying to escape North Korea, being shot by Republic of Korea Army soldiers for being mistaken as a KPA soldier or being blown up by a land-mine left in place since the Korean War. read more

North Korea has targeted its own defectors with propaganda in attempts to lure them back as double defectors, but contemporary South Korean defectors born outside of North Korea were not welcome to defect to the North. read more