Don't deport Korean family, N.B. expert says

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<div>An economic development expert says Canada's decision to deport a South Korean family sends the wrong message to would-be immigrants.

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration told New Brunswick's Maeng family they have to leave Canada by the end of the month because care for their youngest son, who is epileptic and autistic, is too expensive.

Sung-Joo Maeng, 15, was diagnosed with autism and epilepsy at age five. His father, Tae-Shik Maeng, and his mother, Hee-Eun Jang, moved the family to Canada with the hope of getting help to treat their son's illnesses.

The family has owned and operated Moncton's Main Stop Oriental Market on West Main Street for several years.

Their oldest son, Jung-Joo, 19,
 
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