Welcome to Learning English, a daily 30 minute program from the Voice of America.

I'm Ashley Thompson.

And I'm Mario Ritter Jr.

This program is designed for English learners

so we speak a little slower and we use words and phrases especially written for people learning English. Today Chinese migrants are increasingly choosing one country for work or study, Japan.

John Russell and I have that report.

Then we hear an everyday grammar lesson all about discourse markers.

We close the show with the lesson of the day.

But first.

Chinese migrants are going all over the world,

from Mexico to Thailand and beyond. But one country has become increasingly popular

among Chinese migrants, Japan.

Many Chinese who choose to move to Japan are wealthy or highly educated.

They like the country's ease of living, rich culture, and immigration policies that favor

highly skilled professionals.

Diadya is a writer and speaker at the University of Tokyo.

Eight years ago, he was briefly detained in China on suspicion of writing a call for China's top leader to resign.

Gia planned to move to the United States, but after experiencing the coronavirus outbreak in China, he was in a hurry to leave,

and his American visa application was delayed.

So he chose to go to Japan instead.

In the United States, illegal immigration is particularly controversial.

When I went to Japan I was a little surprised.

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