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Originally Posted by dave8721
My wife's mother was born in Cuba and she has 6 grandchildren (2 are my children) and to her dismay none of them can speak Spanish. US entertainment is just too dominant. Any child who grows up in the U.S. is going end up speaking English and struggle to speak anything else unless a ton of effort is put into maintaining that other language. They may hang on to basics just to communicate with abuela but there is little chance of actual litteracy.
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Same thing with my mom. They can communicate somewhat with their
abuela even though she practically raised them.