다문화가족지원법의 문제점과 개선방향 : 이주민 삶의 질과 사회통합 관점에서

After immigrants came to Korea in the late 20th century, the Korean government focused on granting migrant qualifications. However, these policies alone did not guarantee a healthy life for immigrants, causing problems such as poverty among marriage immigrants, family conflicts and domestic violences, and social exclusion. With the enforcement of the Multicultural Families Support Act in 2008, the integration of migrants and indigenous peoples began to be considered. This study compares the law with related laws in terms of whether the provisions of the Multicultural Family Support Act, which is mainly applied to marriage immigrants in Korea, which is in an era of population decline and a multicultural society, guarantees migrants’ healthy life and contributes to social integration. After reviewing, the revision direction of the same law is suggested. The Multicultural Families Support Act is a legal norm to protect the families of marriage immigrants married to Koreans, and excludes support for families of foreign workers, overseas Koreans, refugees, etc., who make up half of foreign residents in Korea. In this aspect, this study suggests they also needs legal protections as much as marriage immigrants and their families. Next, it is necessary to strengthen the overall policy coordination function regarding supporting policies for marriage immigrants’ families and a multicultural understanding education. And this study also insists the regulatory needs for businesses in order to reduce a social exclusion. Lastly, this study suggests the necessity of supplementing laws that encourage members of multicultural families to perform military service and providing provisions to prevent discrimination.