Nevertheless, for most elderly Taiwanese immigrants who have just arrived in the US for their first time, staying with their children is their only option. Because they find that they draw criticism at every move when they stay too long, many Taiwanese seniors give up their hard-won green cards and sullenly return to Taiwan.
不過，既說是「依親」，對初來乍到的老人家而言，住兒女家幾乎是唯一的選擇，住久了偏又動輒得咎，許多老人因此放棄好不容易辦到的綠卡，負氣回台灣去了。