In controversial remarks, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a high enough standard risk being deported from the United Kingdom. “You can’t guarantee you will be able to stay if you are not improving your language,” said Cameron in statements to BBC Radio, warning that migrant Muslim spouses face deportation. “People coming to our country, they have responsibilities too.” According to the British Prime Minister, immigration rules would now require Muslim women to undertake tests after two and a half years in the country to ensure their language skills were improving. Currently, immigration rules already require immigrants to sit English tests before being granted residency or coming to live in the country with their partners. “After two and half years they should be improving their English and we will be testing them,” added the Prime Minister. “We will bring this in in October and it will apply to people who have come in on a spousal visa recently and they will be tested.” The comments came as Cameron announced the implementation of a £20m fund that would provide English classes. Cameron said…
Muslim Women Must Learn English or Face Deportation Says UK Prime Minister
January 19, 2016
