I lived and studied in Pittsburgh, PA, between 91 and 93. I really tried hard to loose the accent, (learning foreign languages is easy for me, btw). Having been a foreigner myself, my view is that because I loved being there, I really tried to blend in. How I did it was through try and properly speaking the language (down to local slang: "yinz" Pittsburghers buy "pop" instead of "soda"). The way I see it, language is how you achieve that, since it is the main means of interacting and being socially accepted. First generations start to forget their native language after a few years if they don't live in a community that speaks it.
If you like where you live and are not planning on going back, why try to keep the native language? Why even bother teaching it to second generation? Your descendants need to blend in and be accepted locally if they are to prosper.
Side note: I would be mad if one day I called some institution in my country and I had to "press 1" for the native language. You move to another country, you adapt and learn the language, not the other way around. You are a guest, not a host.
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