日期：2025年 6月 24日
作者：安瑞希 Avery Adams
來到台灣之後，我認識了不少來自其他國家的人，有些是來旅行的觀光客，也有些是移民。和這些移民接觸的過程中，我經歷了一些原本沒想到的事情。
像是我遇過一些來自西方國家的人，他們大多是透過網路找到工作，然後搬來台灣，平常都在辦公室工作。很多人跟我說，他們覺得在台灣生活比在自己原本的國家還要好。
我也接觸到另一群移民，主要來自東南亞，比如印尼、越南或菲律賓。他們大多是在台灣做服務業的，或者自己開店創業。雖然有些人會覺得這類工作比較沒那麼專業，但我發現這些人其實在來台之前就沒有像西方移民那樣的資源，所以他們要適應這裡的生活其實更不容易。
也因為這些經歷，我開始去了解台灣的移民狀況。
為什麼他們選擇來台灣呢？最常聽到的原因有三個：生活方便、環境舒適，還有治安很好。這些不論對西方移民或東南亞移民來說，都是吸引人的地方。不過，他們遇到的問題也不太一樣。
西方移民主要是語言和文化上的差異，這些問題他們大多早就有心理準備；但對東南亞的朋友來說，真正的挑戰是工作穩定與生活開銷。他們常常得從零開始，加上來台成本高，生活壓力更大。
雖然很多台灣人都認同移工很重要、也很需要，但移民還是常常得面對不少困難。相較之下，台灣人做同樣的工作就比較不會遇到這麼多障礙。
我覺得這種情況其實跟美國有點像。美國也有兩類移民，一種是條件比較好、生活過得舒適的人；另一種則是為了讓自己和家人生活變得更好才移民過去的。有些美國人會想把後者趕走，因為他們長期以來都認為這些人是低技能勞工，對他們的看法也沒什麼改變。
雖然台灣和美國的背景不一樣，但這兩個地方在移民這件事上有一些相似之處。這讓我覺得很有意思，也想繼續多了解一些。
Taiwan's Immigrant Population
Date: 24/6/25
Author: Avery Adams
After coming to Taiwan, I met a lot of people from other countries, some tourists and some immigrants. In the process of talking to immigrants, I experienced and learned many things that I didn't expect.
For example, I have met some people from Western countries, most of whom found jobs through the Internet, and then moved to Taiwan, and usually work in an office. Many of the people I have talked to during my time here said that they feel that living in Taiwan has been better than in their home country.
I also encountered another group of immigrants, mainly from Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Vietnam or the Philippines. Most of them are in the service industry in Taiwan, or they have opened their own stores and started their own businesses. Although some people may think that this kind of work is less professional, most of these immigrants did not have the same resources as Western immigrants before they came to Taiwan, so it has actually been more difficult for them to adapt to and start life here.
It was because of these experiences that I began to learn about the immigration situation in Taiwan.
From my research I found that 1 in 33 people in Taiwan is an immigrant, and the city where the most immigrants live is Taoyuan, followed by Taichung and New Taipei. Overall, more and more people are coming to Taiwan every year.
Why did they choose to come to Taiwan? There are three major reasons people say: the convenience of life, the comfort of the environment, and the safety. These are attractive qualities for both Western and Southeast Asian immigrants. However, the problems they encountered were not the same.
Western immigrants mainly encountered problems due to linguistic and cultural differences, but most of them have been mentally prepared for these problems though the problem of course persist. But for people from Southeast Asia, the real challenge is job stability and living expenses. They often must start from scratch, and the high cost of coming to Taiwan makes life even more stressful.
Although many Taiwanese agree that migrant workers are important and needed, migrants often face many difficulties. In contrast, people from Taiwan are of course less likely to encounter so many obstacles to doing the same work.
I think it's a bit like the United States. There are also two types of immigrants in the United States, one is people with better conditions and a comfortable life. The other immigrated to make life better for themselves and their families. Some Americans will want to get rid of the latter because they have long considered these people to be low-skilled laborers, and their perception of them has not changed.
Although the backgrounds of Taiwan and the United States are different, there are some similarities between the two places when it comes to immigration. It was something that I found interesting and wanted to look more into!
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