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[quote]People who immigrated from Pakistan to Britian went in search for a better future and a secure environment. What I understand is the families who had some educational background prior to immigration settled better than the ones who went with very little educational background and belonging to rural areas. The new generation is facing a huge challenge because they never thought themselves to be any other nationality but British. 
                  I agree it is the host country's responsibility to integrate immigrants in their culture but it is also the responsibility of the immigrant to accept that part of culture which may be different but not against their religious values or beliefs. As for the native British thinking themselves superior well they were the ones ruling us so some form of superiority will always be with them. 
     “ A report by the Institute for Community Cohesion found that native parents were deserting some schools after finding their children outnumbered by pupils from ethnic minorities. The native parents do not want their children to be educated along with migrant children. Schools in parts of England are becoming increasingly segregated. Many of the schools and colleges are segregated and this was generally worsening over recent years. This is RACISM. The solution is that those schools where Muslim children are in majority may be opted out as Muslim Academies.&quot;  Do you really think that is the solution? I don't think so the more you isolate the more wide a gap will be between Muslim families and native British.  What i don't understand is why the children of immigrants are not able to score well in schools? Children learn any language quickly one year of ESL is usually enough for the foreign language student to be able to learn in that language. When children forget their parent's  language is not usually because the schools are trying to make them forget it but because they are hearing English totally in their environment  so unless the parents and other family members make it a point to insist to talk in their native language at home the language will be lost even as a spoken one. It is the responsibility of the parents to keep their values and culture alive and that also with an open mind. The more negativity is at home and the more hostility or resistance is there for the culture of the country the more confusion there is in the minds of the children and they grow up to be individuals who don't know where they belong. 
             Is there a program in British schools where students could take up a foreign language from early years? If so then muslim children can opt to take their ethnic language and formally learn to read and write in it too.  It is very difficult to settle in any country  I feel adults should understand  and  research the culture so that they  are able to integrate themselves  and  so in turn help their children to understand and accept the values which  don’t  go against their religion.[/quote]

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