Comment: English is not the barrier of being an Australian citizen

Creation date: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:42:03 AM EST
Date last modified: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:42:03 AM EST
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Australia is a multi-lingual country, many immigrants living here can not speak English. however, without English, they are able to gain the Australian citizenship as English-speaking immigrants. The reason for this is because these people are beneficial to Australia.

One benefit from non-English speaking citizens is that they develop the Australian enconomy. In order to gain Australian citizenship, many would-be immigrants have to invest lots of money in the local business as Australian policy. Although they cannot speak English, they can conduct business with their mother countries, communicating with people who speak the same language with them. Taking the huge economic contridition of these immigrants, Australian government should give them citizenship, espeically during the period of ecnomomic crisis.

Anther advantage from non-English speaking citizens is that they bring their brilliant culture to Australian society, making thire culture more interesting and attractive. That is really a wonderful resource of tourism. It is clear that Australia is a favour country of tourism. Apart from the beautifu natural seneries, the muti-culture also appeal lots of tourists to visit Australia, gaining a greal deal of foreign currency from them. Meanwhile, it can rellivate the problem of employment through providing a large number of employment opportunities. Therefore, Australia can gain indirect benefits from these people with diverse cultures.

Although some claim that they would be in touble in their lives if they cannot speak English, especially in emmergency. Although they do not master English, they can learn to speak some basic English to deal with some problems or get help from their friends who can speak bilingualistics.

Therefore, in terms of the benefits above, Australian government will consider carefully whether the right of citizenship should be restricted by English.