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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsImmigrationStarted 12yrs agoActive 1wk ago

Should immigrants be expected to learn the official language of their new country?

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Response rates from 344k New Zealand voters.

76%
Yes
24%
No
66%
Yes
19%
No
10%
Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses
4%
No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country
0%
Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services
0%
No, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services

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Unique answers from New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @8D28ZQRanswered…6yrs6Y

Encourage rather than require learning English

 @8GKRJCVanswered…6yrs6Y

No, but it should be actively promoted to help integrate other cultures and prevent immigrants from being isolated in society

 @9D8WN56answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but not for refugees

 @9DQTQX9answered…3yrs3Y

Māori and English

 @9B865T5answered…3yrs3Y

Their choice to learn english

 @9CF7MNHanswered…3yrs3Y

I think it is unreasonable and unfair to expect and elderly immigrant to learn a new language at the end of their life. However for young immigrants I definitely think this should be required and supported with government provided lessons

 @BDWNYBVanswered…1wk1W

Yes but free language courses and a realistic time frame

 @BDTWX2Yanswered…2wks2W

Yes, expected but grace, understanding and translation services should be available for essential services

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