To The Court,

      Please allow Youngae Ma to keep her son in America. A refugee's life is tough, and now that the two have escaped destitution, the fact that they must also suffer in the land of the free is outrageous and unbelievable. North Korean refugees are not recognized as refugees from the world community because of their ties to North Korea, they must live in destitution even after they escape from North Korea, and are treated as illegal immigrants in all countries. When they finally come to South Korea, they are told to keep their mouths shut about the North Korean government. These people suffer from poverty and live in the ghettos of South Korea, and when they finally arrive at America, they are treated no differently. The fact the South Korean government refused Hyosung Choi a visa is ridiculous, and now that Hyosung has been pushed to cross the border illegally once again, he must face deportation from one of the only countries he can count on. He has suffered so much, even the loss of his father because of an execution from the North Korean government because his mother escaped North Korea. The North Korean government is merciless, and no boy without his parents can endure such cruel treatment in a hostile country. Please let him stay, these refugees have suffered enough, and the fact that our government will not budge to recognize them is ridiculous, let alone deportation. He is a refugee who just wants to live with some kind of freedom and dignity like any human being. There is no reason why he shouldn't stay. Why should we turn away a human life? He has no place to go, not even South Korea, and if we deport him, the only country he can go to is North Korea where they will likely execute him like they did his father. If his mother can stay, why can he not stay with his mother? A child should never be separated from his parents, no one should ever have to go through the pain that Hyosung has.