Japan's immigration laws force girl to make tough decision

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Updated March 10, 2009 11:17:27

In Japan, immigration officials have given a 13-year-old girl a harrowing choice - go with her parents back to their native Philippines where she's never lived, or stay in Japan without them.

Noriko Calderon was born in Japan, speaks only Japanese, and is a high achiever at her local high school. But her parents are illegal immigrants from the Philippines who are about to be deported after more than a decade in Japan, and Noriko Calderon has until the end of this week to make her choice.

Presenter: Mark Willacy
Speakers: Noriko Calderon, child of illegal migrants in Japan

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