Should migrants learn English before they can become an Australian Citizen?

I used to teach English to Arab migrants. I gave it up because they only did it to get the extra money from the government for attending the course. They never did the homework and never practised at home. We have to stop paying them to attend courses. We have to pay if we want to do a course. What is our successive governments doing to our old Australia?

the trouble is they just dont want to mix with us Aussies.. and they DO undtastandee the inglish just try and give them the wrong change u will soon find out.. they can certainly speaka de inglish to get EVERYTHING from the guvment.. dont give me that crap they no unda standee inlgush crap

They understand alright, they're quietly changing our society and taking over.

the trouble is they just dont want to mix with us Aussies.. and they DO undtastandee the inglish just try and give them the wrong change u will soon find out.. they can certainly speaka de inglish to get EVERYTHING from the guvment.. dont give me that crap they no unda standee inlgush crap

if they integrate into society they will learn quick enough to speak English, I had a girl friend many years ago born in the former Yugoslavia, came here without a word of English, 10 years later spoke better than I did, and I was born here

I remember a case years ago Grandma living in a block of units, looking after the kids, no english, fire, firemen knocking on the door to evaculate, no understande, she and the kids burnt to death, could have been saved if she had at least unstood and learnt the basics. I have lived in another country and took lessons for the first 2 years - wasnt never a good conversationalist but in a bilingual country could make my own way even after a few hilarious blunders.