English rules tightened for immigrant partners

Surely it was an obvious requirement that anyone settling in the UK must be able to speak english. Am I the only one who believes this.

For all types of immigration the requirements should be …..

• True asylum seekers
  Might not meet that condition initially but it should be a requirement that they attend classes and reach an agreed minimum standard within, lets say, 12 months.
• General Immigrants (not tourists)
  Must have a minimum level of spoken english
  Must have a minimum level of written english
  Failure to meet either requirement should result in their application, to reside in the UK, being rejected. Let them re apply when they can demonstrate the required level has been attained.

Am I being too harsh. I don’t think so. I would expect nothing less from any country that I planned to settle in. Why would you plan to live in a foreign country unless you plan to integrate into their culture. Isn’t that why you went there in the first place, because it was foreign ?

There is nothing worse that the expat communities in Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal etc.. Everywhere you see signs declaring English Sunday Lunch, English Breakfast, English Pubs and so on. Then the “new locals” wonder why they are seeing a rise in “anti Brit” crimes in their community.

Seems just like England.

Congratulations to the British government for waking up…….. you are only 50 years too late.