Because of our particular national predicament, most people in the past viewed it with grave misgivings, equating it with "capital outflow," "the brain drain" and "a lack of confidence in the country."
基於特殊的國家處境，早年國人對人與錢的移出，多抱持疑慮的態度，移民行為因此常與「資金外流」、「人才外流」、「對國家沒信心」或「槍聲未響就先跑了」等批評，形影相隨。