Along with rising wages, the labor shortage, and industrial restructuring, the crime problem is considered an important factor that has contributed to the rise in overseas investment.
根據境管局統計，民國七十三至七十七年，五年內出境未返人數為十六萬八千九百人，而去年一年內就有近十萬人向外移民，打破了歷年的紀錄。