When it comes to immigration choices, the United States is often the first choice for many Chinese, but in recent years, with the social unrest and various incidents in the United States, more and more people have begun to hesitate. Recently, a Taiwanese netizen posted a post on Dcard asking, “Does anyone still want to immigrate to the United States now?”, which sparked heated discussions among netizens.
The netizen said in the article that he often heard friends around him talk about the American dream and fantasized about experiencing the life in the movies there, but with the various policies introduced by the United States and the issues caused by them, public security is getting worse and worse, especially in California. International students studying in the United States now have to face deportation. At the end of the article, he said bluntly, “Does anyone really want to go to the United States now? Or have people in the United States now started to find ways to go to other countries?”
Many netizens said frankly that many people who embrace the “American Dream” have never lived in the United States and only look at this country through a filter. Among them, a netizen who once lived in the United States said that drug users can be seen everywhere on the streets of New York, and drug transactions can even be seen in the park. The subway and public transportation are filled with the smell of marijuana and urine. He stressed that school bullying, racial discrimination and white supremacy are still serious, and the legal gun and drug problems have led to worrying public security. The netizen further stated that if the annual income is less than $100,000, life in the United States is actually quite difficult, and if the income reaches more than $100,000, it will become a global tax target. In comparison, the netizen believes that Taiwan’s public security is still better than that of the United States, but emphasized that it is based on the premise that the government can properly handle cross-strait issues.
However, many netizens hold the opposite view, pointing out that Taiwan’s housing prices are too high, young office workers can hardly afford it, and the rental market is not friendly to the elderly. In contrast, the average white-collar worker in the United States has an annual salary of 80,000 to 90,000 US dollars, and well-known technology companies have an annual salary of 150,000 to 200,000 US dollars. Although housing prices are high, overall life is “much more hopeful.” More importantly, the United States is generally more friendly than Taiwan in terms of workplace, salary adjustment and transportation.
