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Quick Takes: February 20, 2007

Britain Pressures Migrants to Speak English ... or Else

Under a government plan, those who refuse to learn English risk losing unemployment benefits.

The British welfare ministry is threatening to cut unemployment benefits for jobless people who don’t learn to speak English. About 40,000 people blame their unemployment on a poor grasp of English, according to an article in Personnel TodayGreat Britain wants job centers to pressure job-seeking migrants to take English courses as a way of improving their marketability. Some companies in the U.S. also are grappling with the legal ramifications of requiring employees to make English their primary language at work.

—Garry Kranz

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