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This study deduced implications for the future directions of multicultural policies by conducting a comparison of Korea and Taiwan even though Taiwan became multicultural before Korea because the two countries have a lot of similarities in terms of history and culture. There has been a strong tendency in favor of assimilation in Korea through educating and introducing the Korean language with the purpose of increasing adaptability although, recently, there has developed a tendency heading towards a partial pluralism of encouraging bilingual Korean language and mother tongue education. In the labor force and employment, there had been a strong differential exclusionary in the past but it has turned towards assimilation through implementing an employment permit system. In culture/health/welfare, welfare is provided to foreign workers in order to realize economic goals, while educational support and increased social services are being provided for families of mixed national origin. In education and human rights, the policies for foreigners and mainland spouses have a strong tendency towards assimilation and foreign workers have different exclusionary policies. However, in employment/labor and culture/welfare/health, there is a growing tendency in favor of pluralism. Therefore, establishing a network of multicultural services in overpopulated foreigner residential areas, a system of governance where diverse citizens participate should aim for multi-cultural policies moving to pluralism from assimilation.