Speak English for a visa
Should Asian women be required to speak English before being granted a UK visa?
Jack Straw thinks so. He is calling for a debate on the issue, focusing the discussion on Asian women because many stay at home and so do not get the chance to learn English in the workplace. Straw’s suggestion comes not long after government plans to restrict free English classes to the unemployed and those on income support.
This led Anjum Anwar, leader of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, to say “Of course Jack wants everyone to learn English but the government is about to demolish funding for ESOL classes. It’s all very well demanding something from the public but not supporting them”.
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March 7th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
It’s not just Asian women… There are so many people that live in UK for many years and still can’t speak a word of English! When I say many years, I mean something like 10 years! Thanks for sharing info about this issue.
Hilal from
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August 15th, 2007 at 7:17 am
I view it like the infringement of human rights and linguistic human rights of person not speaking about gender biases existing in any society.