One view of British attitudes towards immigrants is shown in the Sunday Telegraph article whereby there is an expectation that to show respect for the country in which an individual lives, the native language must be used at all times, even if it is not the native tongue of the individual who lives there. This expectation that English be used at all times, even in the home of families whose native language may be something other than English, is a little ambitious. However, a refusal to adhere to this expectation can result in suspicion or resentment on the art of the people who consider themselves the natives of the land, as if by using a different language represents something being hidden or obscured from public view.
The USA article furthers this point of view. Here it is suggested that an immigrant's usage of the host language represents an adherence to the values of that country, in the case of Britain and America, the democratic politics and the individual liberty of society.
Consequently, a refusal to learn or use the host language can be seen as a rejection of the democratic principles on which the countries society and politics are based and "a threat of subversion to the American system of government."
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