New immigrants a key part of Taiwan’s beauty: official

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/12/2020
By: Chiu Chun-chin and William Yen

Taoyuan, June 12 (CNA) New immigrants are an integral part of Taiwanese society and are key to making the country beautiful, said Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) during a charity sale for migrant workers.

"Because of Taiwan's new immigrants, the country has become like a beautiful painting. They have become an integral part of Taiwan's beauty," Hsu said.

New immigrants are generally defined as people from abroad, generally China and Southeast Asia, who have married Taiwanese spouses in the past two decades and made their homes in Taiwan.

These new immigrants and their children have at times faced discrimination from mainstream society.    [FULL  STORY]