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Old 07-28-2011, 07:20 AM
 
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The couple have been married for 37 years and have six children together. Mr Chapti is an Indian national and does not speak, read or write English.
Mrs Chapti has reportedly been travelling between India and Leicester for around 15 years but has now applied for her husband to come and live in the UK with her.


Do you agree with her? that this is a human rights issue?
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:22 AM
 
Location: The land where cats rule
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The couple have been married for 37 years and have six children together. Mr Chapti is an Indian national and does not speak, read or write English.
Mrs Chapti has reportedly been travelling between India and Leicester for around 15 years but has now applied for her husband to come and live in the UK with her.


Do you agree with her? that this is a human rights issue?
No, it is not a human rights issue to try and change laws of a country that you were not born in. From the statement made, the husband is not even a citizen or legal resident, yet the wife wants the law changed to suit his circumstances. Human rights? No. Individual pandering? Yes.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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no its not a human right issue

when you move to a different country you LEARN the ways of the new country

my maternal g-grandfater came to this country in the 1880s from Austria...he could read, speak and write SEVEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,,,none of them english...the first thing he did was learn the english(american) language..from then on he would say "I am now an american, I will speak the american language"
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:35 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Ah..but we have been preached to that this is now a global community and multi-culturalism is good for a country and we need to live with diversity and be tolerant of all in this global community.

Until they want to change the law.....
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:42 AM
 
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The couple have been married for 37 years and have six children together. Mr Chapti is an Indian national and does not speak, read or write English.
Mrs Chapti has reportedly been travelling between India and Leicester for around 15 years but has now applied for her husband to come and live in the UK with her.


Do you agree with her? that this is a human rights issue?
It certainly violates the First amendment, unless someone can show me a compelling state interest - which outside of some very specific contexts, you aren't going to be able to do.

Failsauce.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:49 AM
 
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It certainly violates the First amendment, unless someone can show me a compelling state interest - which outside of some very specific contexts, you aren't going to be able to do.

Failsauce.
Ummm, you did notice that they are applying to the UK, right? There is no First Amendment in the UK. Nice job of actually reading.

Speaking of "Failsauce".
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:55 AM
 
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Ummm, you did notice that they are applying to the UK, right? There is no First Amendment in the UK. Nice job of actually reading.

Speaking of "Failsauce".
Oops.

I generally don't read the OP's links or posts, as I find them to be mostly useless.

So let me rephrase my answer:

Government telling people what language they have to speak is a communist, authoritarian concept.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:57 AM
 
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Why is this even in this forum? It should be in the UK forum.
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:03 AM
 
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India was an English colony and the vast majority of them speak perfect English.
Something about this doesn't sound right.
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:13 AM
 
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Oops.

I generally don't read the OP's links or posts, as I find them to be mostly useless.

So let me rephrase my answer:

Government telling people what language they have to speak is a communist, authoritarian concept.
You really should read a post before responding.

As for what government tells people what is required, that is your opinion, not law. As such, you are welcome to it, but it affects the situation not at all.
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