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I recently had the chance to interview Sam, his wife, his dad, and his daughter. Sam has been living in Taiwan for nearly 10 years working in the semiconductor industry. Before he lived here he was in Germany and China. When he had the chance to become a citizen in Taiwan, he gave up the chance to immigrate to Canada or the US, a decision that his friends and family thought was crazy. He met his wife Jane in Taiwan, a woman from the Philippines working in a factory at the time. They got married and had a daughter, Zara. Unfortunately, she was born a month after Sam got citizenship, which forces Zara to be legally a foreigner in the country she was born in, until she's 18 when she can renounce her Filipino citizenship and become Taiwanese. Thus, Sam hopes that the Taiwanese government can amend renunciation rules around naturalizing in Taiwan. He believes that this will attract more foreign professionals to Taiwan, which will have a positive impact on the country in terms of economic development and filling in labor shortages. However, he understands that some people might think this might be a burden on the already strained healthcare system, especially because foreign professionals will bring their aging parents to Taiwan. In Sam's case, he needs to look after his aging mother and father, but they can't legally stay in the country for more than a year due to visa issues. If this problem continues, Sam might have to relocate and take his talent elsewhere. Thus, Sam thinks that Taiwan should ask itself if it wants to attracting talent on the same scale as other countries in Asia. If it does then, Sam thinks Taiwan's laws could change to reflect this desire because talent needs to have their families with them when living abroad.
Article Sam wrote on naturalizing: english.cw.com.tw/article/art...
Sam's X: / samkahn
Many thanks to Crossroads for helping me set up this interview. Crossroads is an organization dedicated to helping improve the lives of foreigners in Taiwan while attracting the foreign professionals Taiwan needs to fill in labor shortages.
Crossroads Website: crossroads.tw
Facebook Page: / crossroadstaiwan 翻譯
2 мар 2024
