Australia Wants Migrants to Speak English, ‘Fully Integrate’ and Pledge Allegiance
by Simon Kent Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has declared social cohesion must be at the forefront of any future decisions on migrant intakes. This includes cautioning migrants they must fully embrace Australian values, including learning English, while pledging allegiance to the country that will be their new home. In a lengthy submission to a parliamentary inquiry on nationhood underway in the national capital Canberra, the department detailed new challenges to social cohesion including foreign interference, fake news and the use of digital platforms to recruit potential terrorists. “Australia is not exempt from these global trends,” it said, as SBS...
by Simon Kent Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has declared social cohesion must be at the forefront of any future decisions on migrant intakes. This includes cautioning migrants they must fully embrace Australian values, including learning English, while pledging allegiance...
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