550 refugees spark Korean xenophobia

JEJU— More than 500 asylum-seekers from Yemen have sparked an unprecedented wave of xenophobia in ethnically homogenous South Korea, echoing the anti-immigrant sentiment that has swept Europe and helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. Hundreds protested in Seoul last month urging authorities to “kick out fake refugees” while nearly 700,000 signed a petition calling for tightening refugee laws.—