Community service to be required for prospective UK citizens?
09 March 2007



The United Kingdoms Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, has stated that when he takes the reigns as Prime Minister, he will institute a requirement that prospective citizens must undertake community service to prove that they are in tune with the values of British life.

Until the requirements were met, the migrant would be on a probation period dubbed as "temporary citizenship."

"It is time to end the situation where citizenship is granted through 24 questions on life in the UK that last for 45 minutes," Brown said.

"Undertaking community work would be in addition to the stringent citizenship tests," he added. "For new citizens, learning English should be a requirement. Citizens should have an understanding of our history and culture."

His aim is for migrants to prove their allegiance to the country and their desire to integrate, but David Davis, the shadow home secretary, doesn't see it that way. He called the plan "a headline-grabbing initiative of very little substance".

Brown's ideas are very similar to Australia's efforts to put forth integration as a major requirement for citizenship. Both countries are experiencing a public backlash against increased immigration.

这样只会让新移民觉得受到其实，效果适得其反。这些政客还真是有才，这种竞选口号都想得出来。这样不会让存心想来这里捣乱搞破坏的人却步，那些真的想来发展事业和生活的人的热情反而会受到打击。

英国国籍已经没有以前这么能吸引人了，这类强制性的社会工作只能让不少有选择的人选择离开。而这类有选择的人往往是英国最需要的高技术移民。

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gaog能不能解释一下英籍以前哪些方面吸引人，为什么现在不吸引人了？

英国国力贫弱政府无能, 国民素质低下刁蛮, 高素质有能力的英国人很多都在US生活与工作, 是英籍风光不再的原因, 凡事都看个相对, 现在中国日益强大, 落差小,就不那么吸引人了.

我还以为您在说我，5秒钟之后发现我在表错情。

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