Thread: Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English

I agree with the should, not with the shall. At least not in all circumstances.
If a familiy immigrates and bring along their elder grandparent, well, so be it. And dyslectic people whould not be subject to written tests either.
There are possible exemptions enough, but I agree that everyone who is not disqualified for a good reason should learn the native language.

Languages are a touchy subject inBelgium (having 3 offical languages), also because the people who speak different languages don't necessarily like the others...

Recently the constitutional court agreed with the Flemish social services that it is perfectly reasonable to only grant social mortgages to people if they speak the regional language, or if they learn it within 5 years (and lose their mortgage benefits if they don't).
To me this is as it should be. If you can't be bothered to integrate properly, then why should we pay for your house?