The apprehension felt by society has been exacerbated by a slew of negative reports in the media: "Sixty-four percent of children of foreign brides show signs of developmental delay"; "The 10,000 children with developmental delay born to foreign mothers each year will be a drain on Taiwan's social welfare resources within a decade."
社會的焦慮，隨著媒體的負面報導更加擴大──「64 % 的外籍新娘子女有發展遲緩現象」、「外配子女 24.6 % 出現語言及認知遲緩」、「搶救 3000 名湄公河畔失去教養的台灣囝仔」、「外籍媽媽遲緩兒，每年生產一萬名，10 年拖垮台灣社福資源」… …。