Claim: Many immigrants who speak no English arrived in the UK as grandparents.
Fact-check: Immigrants learning English - Full Fact
Verdict: it's true that older immigrants make up a disproportionate number of those who have no english, although they're still in a minority. about 25% of migrants who can't speak any english arrived after they turned 50.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Richard Braham
Date published: 2016-12-13T00:00:00