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If you can't speak English then what use are you in a job over here? If you can't hold down a job then you become yet another leach.

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I know what you mean Nobody but, how many chippy's do you know where the people in the back don't speak English they have jobs, same with cleaners many don't speak english, cheap workers.

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If they have a guaranteed job to come to and the employer is willing to 'sponsor' them in a similar way to how Australia works, or if they can demonstrate sufficient monies in their account etc. then fine, I guess. If they can support themselves...

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Originally Posted by poodlepup
Yes it should be done here,vocational english should be a must.
Enough said before i start ranting!


I don't recall my friends who emigrated to live in Crete having to have a working knowledge of the language, though they have picked it up since.

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Reminds me of a question - Which country has the most English speaking population?

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There are more people in China that speak English than any other country!


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Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
Reminds me of a question - Which country has the most English speaking population?

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There are more people in China that speak English than any other country!

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Originally Posted by StuyMac
I think immigrants need more than just a grasp of the language if we are to let them in the country.....

...something useful maybe, certain medical qualifications and the likes.

There is a programme at noon today on Radio 4 on this topic

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