“Our hope is unification.”

Many South Koreans used to sing this during their elementary schools days, but no more. While the South Korean president may refer to unification as a “jackpot,” many South Koreans are concerned about the increasing financial burden unification would bring.

But what do leaders in the North Korean defector community say about the views their countrymen have towards the controversial topic?

Defector leaders recently surveyed by NK Newssaid that North Koreans hope for unification, but aren’t thinking about the future expenses. In the past, they hoped to liberate South Korea from U.S. “imperialists.” Now, they wait for