President Lee Jae-myung reiterated the need to address unreasonable policies surrounding the preferential treatment of multicultural families, including issues of reverse discrimination.
On October 31, President Lee stated on his X (formerly Twitter) account, "It is true that support for multicultural families is necessary. However, this cannot justify flawed specific policies that lead to unfairness or reverse discrimination."
Since October 28, President Lee has been expressing his views on multicultural family support policies through social media.
On October 28, he mentioned the need to discuss the abolition of the preferential treatment system for multicultural families with local governments, including reviewing amendments to enforcement ordinances. On October 29, he addressed the issue of reverse discrimination against domestic families. On October 30, he pointed out that granting priority for daycare admissions or public postpartum care facilities solely based on being a multicultural family, regardless of economic conditions, could lead to fairness controversies.
In his recent post, President Lee remarked, "Just because a general claim is correct does not mean that all specific claims are correct. We should also consider why there is resentment towards statements based on political correctness, hypocrisy, or partisanship in society."
He added, "Acknowledging and correcting the wrong 'parts' will strengthen support for the necessary 'whole.'"
Furthermore, President Lee emphasized that sensitive issues should not be avoided due to controversy, nor should they be decided behind closed doors by those in power. Instead, he urged that all citizens participate in revealing problems and engaging in serious discussions.
He concluded by stating, "If something is wrong, it should be corrected, regardless of who or what it is. Defending flawed aspects simply because they align with one's views does not help solve problems; it exacerbates them."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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