The difference between some (maybe most) Latino groups and all other immigrant groups? The other immigrant groups strongly encouraged their children to learn and use English, even if they did pick up the mother tongue around the house.
Our own children - and in turn, their children were raised in bilingual homes...
Greek or French was spoken by all at home..
Once the front door is exited — ENGLISH is the language in America.
In our current neighborhood - we have MANY immigrant families raising their 1st generation of Americans...
In the yards and parties — one can hear everything from Farsi, to Japanese, Chinese, German, Korean and even the Kings English as spoken by the finest Englishwomen....
BUT -— all the adults and children speak ENGLISH when addressing neighbors on the sidewalk and in public.
For the older folks - it may not be perfect English - but by God it’s ENGLISH.