Why does nobody hate unemployed British Immigrants?

[Gandalf]

There are people with phds and masters on this forum? That sounds important. Who?

That's what i wanna know.

Many used to post here before you dragged the place through the gutter.

I am on one level surprised, considering your constant behind the scenes campaigning I thought you might have stopped to draw breath and actually ask someone about themselves, but on another level not at all surprised that you thought you and Miles were 'special' cases.

Wow, you learn something new everyday. The forum was home to a plethora of academics that ran away because of Brockton's 'gutter' behaviour. You are clearly a very bad boy, Brockton!

On the topic of qualified language instructors, then I assume that me and Brock are indeed experienced, qualified, and brave enough to be classified as such, and on that basis Brock's tongue in cheek statement is probably true. We are qualified to write exams and grade them accordingly. Bachman's 'Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing' is a useful tome in working out how to apply effective testing criteria in a range of environments.

On the topic of immigrants and testing, I don't see the point for temporary immigration. Immigrants come in because of politicians and if politicians are going to be short sighted enough to have immigrants working in bars and factories at the behest of their factory and brewery owning mates, then shame on them. It's a political issue and on every count politics has failed the British people. Where you do need a language requirement is in permanent immigration and citizenship as you are then supposed to be able to survive on your own in that country. You needn't be fluent, but you do need to know the rudiments as mentioned by Brock previously.