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: The 20-million-pound fund will help tens of thousands of women facing social isolation and discrimination and emphasize that Britain has expectations for those who want to live in the country, Cameron said, according to Toronto Star. I think it quite right to say to people who come to our country that there are many rights that you have here — it a fantastic country to live in — but there are also obligations that we should put on people who come to our country, and chief amongst them should be obligations to learn English, because then you can integrate, you can take advantage of the opportunities here and you can help us to build the strong country that we want, Cameron said. Prime Minster David Cameron on Monday pledged to fund English language classes for Muslim women immigrants, and warned some could be deported if they fail to reach certain standards. Britain already requires prospective spouses to demonstrate English language skills to standards of roughly that of a child starting primary school. The British leader faced an immediate backlash from critics, including some within his own party, who challenged his decision to link language abilities to extremism. Under Cameron plan, spouses would have to improve that ability to a higher standard after five years . . . . Or face deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.