China's elderly immigrants to the United States may be uncomfortable.

According to New York Post, recently, the mayor of new york? Affordable housing? The plan was rejected by the new york Municipal Council, and it is estimated that about 175 of Sherman Plaza Apartment in Inwood will be transformed into affordable housing. Mayor new york has always advocated raising taxes on the rich? Affordable housing? For China people, especially the elderly in China, the latter has always been a topic of great concern to them. It is reported that the Sino-American Health Care Center in Brooklyn, new york launched a consultation activity to apply for a house for the elderly. The organizer originally prepared 40 application forms, but in the end hundreds of elderly people came to participate in the event, which caught the organizer off guard.

Many obstacles make you uncomfortable.

There are many obstacles for the elderly in China to live comfortably in foreign countries.

American culture and laws force many elderly people in China to live separately from their children. Zhuang Peiyuan, president of the China Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, said in an interview with this newspaper. Americans are used to living apart from their parents and children, but for the elderly in China, they are more used to living with their children. However, because their children are too busy to take care of the elderly, and influenced by western culture, many elderly people don't want to disturb their children and want to go out to live. Moreover, in the United States, it is illegal to leave the elderly who need care at home alone, and they must find a place to live. ?

However, for the elderly in China, the embarrassing economic conditions make it difficult for them to have other housing options besides subsidized rental housing. It is reported that in Flushing, new york, about 60% of the elderly in China live below the poverty line. Although the United States provides many welfare benefits for the elderly, it is difficult for many elderly people in China, especially new immigrants, to apply for them. Even if? Lucky? After application, the monthly living expenses are also very low.

At present, subsidized rental housing in the United States is facing a serious contradiction between supply and demand. At present, the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development can help about 1 10,000 elderly people live in affordable apartments for the elderly or other subsidized rental houses every year, but in the next 15 years, there will be 1 10,000 elderly people aged 65 or above in the United States every day, and they may need to apply for apartments for the elderly.

In addition, for the elderly in China, there are not many suitable rental options. Chinese Sea in new york, USA, said in an interview with this newspaper: In new york, even if some districts have vacant houses for the elderly, Chinese elderly people are reluctant to apply, because of public security reasons and because those places are too remote. The elderly in China prefer to live in Chinatown or near the urban area with convenient transportation and Chinese people. In this way, their lives will be more lively and they can help each other if they have problems. There, they can also buy many things that conform to their living habits from supermarkets in China. ?

The old man has no choice but to live.

Chinese-American professor Dong Xinnian presided over? Songnian plan? It shows that in recent years, the aging trend of Chinese Americans is obvious. In the past 10 years, the proportion of elderly people over 65 in China has increased by 55%, which is much higher than that in the United States.

Zhang Yinglong, a professor at the Overseas Chinese Research Institute of Jinan University, said in an interview with this newspaper. At present, the increase of the elderly in China mainly comes from new immigrants. In the past twenty years, many old people went to America to live with their children because of retirement or old age. As children grow up and have children, there may be insufficient housing. In this case, these Chinese elderly immigrants will choose to apply for a house for the elderly, or choose to rent their own apartments. This has led to an increasing demand for houses or apartments for the elderly. ?

The choice of renting places by the elderly in China makes the competition for housing applications more intense. According to the report of new york Future Center in 20 13, the number of immigrant elderly people in Queens, new york has increased the most in the past 10, among which Flushing and Baishi Town have concentrated 0/5% Asian elderly people in new york/kloc-0, and the local Chinese elderly people are facing? No apartment for the elderly? Here comes the trouble.

Such competition is an old man's helpless move. Dr. Li Sheng of East China Normal University said in an interview with this newspaper:? The problems encountered by immigrants in the United States, including the elderly Chinese, are largely related to the poor English situation of this group. Poor English greatly limits the contact between the elderly immigrants and the outside world, hinders their social participation, and prevents them from enjoying the resources enjoyed by other elderly people. Because of language problems, they may not understand the housing policy and medical assistance system in the United States. ?

The housing problem of the elderly in China is becoming more and more serious. It is reported that this year, a China social worker who is in charge of applying for a Chicago apartment for the elderly received an application from an old man from China, new york. This is the first time she has encountered such a situation since she worked for more than ten years, which shows what kind of housing situation the elderly are facing.

It is an opportunity for China enterprises.

The plight of housing scarcity for the elderly in China needs assistance from all sides.

Dr. Li Sheng said? To solve the housing problem of the elderly in China, the most fundamental thing is to improve their economic situation. ? He stressed that? Although governments at all levels should be the main body to solve the housing problem of the elderly, the role of non-governmental organizations, families and individuals is irreplaceable. Without the support of elderly families and community organizations, it is difficult to solve the problem of the elderly in China by the strength of the state alone. ?

On the one hand, more open source is needed. Zhuang Peiyuan made suggestions, saying: We should encourage more investment from China, build more elderly centers and develop the old-age care in the United States. On the one hand, in the United States, building an elderly center is a good investment, and many elderly people are willing to pay for their lives. On the other hand, investors in China will better understand the culture of the elderly in China, and the elderly center will be more in line with their living habits, so as to take better care of them. ?

On the other hand, it also needs the efforts of the Chinese community and the Chinese themselves. Zhang Yinglong said that conditional Chinese clubs can use some of their idle houses to transform them into low-cost apartments or nursing homes, so that on the one hand, Chinese elderly people can be well integrated into the local Chinese society, and on the other hand, life will be very convenient. In addition, in China families, we need to pay more attention to the excellent filial piety in China culture, so that the elderly can enjoy more family happiness and reduce their willingness to rent a house.

Lorenz suggested that low-income elderly people can apply for federal housing while waiting for the arrangement of apartments for the elderly? The eighth department? Rental subsidy scheme, which uses subsidies to pay the rent in suitable rental areas, temporarily solves the problems of cultural and language barriers and economic pressure. Rent? The eighth department? Old people who subsidize affordable housing can also apply for domestic service at the same time, which may be the most practical way to solve the housing problem for the elderly at present.