Social cohesion: Home Affairs wants migrants to speak English, 'fully integrate'

Migrants must fully embrace Australian values, including learning English, in the face of new threats to social cohesion, the Department of Home Affairs has declared.

New migrants were encouraged to be"fully integrated members" of society, while practising cultural traditions within the law, free from discrimination. Prime Minister Scott Morrison hands out Australian flags to members of the Sebastien family, originally from India, at a citizenship ceremony in Canberra.Home Affairs, which is responsible for fostering social cohesion, said embracing Australia’s national identity was key to ensuring all migrants and citizens remain united.

The submission ranked English language acquisition, participation in the social and economic life of the nation, and understanding democratic institutions as key indicators of integration.

Based on some of the replies (Not all) its obvious why this social cohesion thing is given the light of day

The maligned Africans are easily assimilated unlike most asians who refuse to teach their kids English until they start school

TheGrandBogan We could stop immigration. Problem solved. And a lot of other problems as well.

some will never integrate. they have no intention of it

TheGrandBogan

Australia is so racist we have a city named after Charles Darwin. Eugenics

Department of Home Affairs can get fucked.

Some migrants can’t fully integrate when a country is so openly racist...I wouldn’t would you ? Auspol

If you have family who have been in Australia for 60,000 years it is possible they spoke other languages for a very long time

... the Immigration department as a stand-alone was a lot more intellegent and nuanced. Now, as part of an amalgamated ‘Home Affairs’ Agency, sounds more like an Ultranationalist. 🙄

If new migrants don't fully 'integrate', the Coalition government will exploit it to win elections, as they've been doing for more than a decade.

As someone born in Australia of immigrant ancestry, I would not want any of our new immigrants to embrace the shameful values displayed in the Parliament today with the revocation of the Medevac bill. NotMyAustralia

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