The removal of a large area of trees for human use
Can be considered poor. Their GDP puts them in the second lowest position in the worldwide GDP rank, meaning that both their income and consumption are very low (small scale farming and textile manufacturing are also evidence of this) meaning their living conditions are sub-optimal for most of the people.
Wong-Woo was eventually allowed to enter because the Secretary of Labor overruled the denial. This suggests that Wong-Woo had a valid application for coming to the U.S.
