According to estimates, the yearly population emigrating from Taishan to America is about 5,000 to 6,000. That is a significant portion of the 20,000 visas which the United States grants mainland China each year.
根據估計，目前台山每年移民美國的民眾約有五、六千人，在美國給中共每年兩萬名的移民配額中，佔有特殊份量。