Tuesday, June 2, 2009  (Updated) Taking E-2 visa regs to court.
An excerpt from the Korea Times: A group of human rights lawyers
plan to file a petition with the Constitutional Court against
what they call discriminatory visa rules that require foreign
English teachers to submit documents on health checks and
criminal records.  Chang Suh-yeon, an attorney with the Korean
Public Interest Lawyers Group ``Gong-Gam,'' told The Korea Times
Tuesday that her group will take the issue to the court this
week or next.  ``The visa law violated the Constitution that
guarantees a basic right to freedom, equal treatment, the
pursuit of happiness and the protection of privacy,'' Chang
said.  ``The visa law is based on vague prejudice and bias that
foreign English teachers have disordered sex lives and use
drugs,'' she added.  I have to wonder why people are talking to
the Times when, after reviewing my notes and old posts, they've
been far-and-away the English-language outlet that's been the
most guilty of spreading this p