But the presence of a large body of foreign workers has also created problems for this nonimmigrant nation. Protests against job losses blamed on imported labor, cases of sexual assault, the activities of illegal labor brokers and the recent outbreak of violence among overseas workers the issue of foreign labor in the spotlight.
然而這群外來的異文化勞動人口，也為台灣這個非移民國家平添了許多文化衝突的議題，如：抗議外勞取代原住民工作機會、偶發的性侵害案件、非法人力仲介、甚至九月份在雲林麥寮發生的外勞打群架等等，都是令人憂心的社會問題。