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Language Proficiency and Migration: An Argument Against Testing
This paper aims at questioning the rationale for language testing in immigration policies. Although we consider knowledge of the host countryâs language(s) useful and desirable for both the migrant and the host society, we argue that mandatory language testing cannot be justified. Our purpose is to offer justifications for rejecting language as a legitimate tool for controlling state borders and to regulate (access to) citizenship of a liberal democracy