Letter Published In The Herald Sun 19 May 2007

Phong Nguyen, Chairman, ECCV

Letter Published In The Herald Sun – 25 January 2007While the new citizenship test may help people learn about Australia there should be exemptions for some refugees and family reunion migrants. If we truly believe in the 'fair go' promoted as an Aussie value in the test we shouldn't deny refugees citizenship because of a lack of English. Refugees need to be supported and encouraged to become part of the Australian family. There should be an exemption for those with genuine learning difficulties. We should teach as well as test!