Coming to America…Fuzhou’s Main Export is People  Posted in
Barbershop, Fujian, Immigration at 3:21 am by Benjamin Ross  <<
previous post  You’ve all heard the stereotypes. 15 Chinese
workers crammed into a small room in the back of the local
Chinese eatery. They never show their faces. They never leave
the kitchen. They don’t speak English. They don’t have green
cards, and they certainly aren’t paying any taxes. This has
caused quite a stir of late as the Bush administration looks to
revise the US immigration policies. Some Americans think it’s
about time we punish those who have illegally entered our
country. Others feel that it’s just another act of xenophobia
from an already over-paranoid administration. In a barbershop in
Fuzhou, this is a hot topic as well, but for different reasons.
Fuzhou is famous for its opulent banyan trees, its sugary 荔枝肉
(sweet and sour pork), and its scorching hot summers. But more
than anything Fuzhou is best known for its legions of
expatriates who emigrate to all corners of