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I don't think anyone cares about where the kid's Spanish derives from, what matters is that it is the primary language in the household, and therefore the main language in which the kid thinks/ speaks/ responds.

You don't get there by having a nanny or a grandma speaking Spanish. You get there when both parents predominantly speak Spanish to the kid and between themselves, and most friends and relatives around also speak it.

That's what justifies the "Spanish dominant" preference in the OA model.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but the DC Handbook defines Spanish dominance as "the primary language of communication for the applying student."  Contrary to your claim, that is the case when the child's primary caretaker (nanny, grandmother, cousin, whatever), who spends more time with the child than anyone else, is solely a Spanish speaker.  That child will in most cases be a Spanish speaker first and foremost.   And I'm not sure how parents in that situation, or any fair outside judge, could reasonably pinpoint anything other than Spanish as "the primary language of communication for the applying student."
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Nope.  There are 24 hours in a day.  A nanny, grandmother, cousin, or bff is spending 8-10 hours a day with that child, unless they are raising him/her (which is a different story).  That NON-Spanish dominant child spends mornings, evenings (middle of the night wake-ups), weekends and vacations with his/her English speaking parents in this English dominant country.  That’s why that child is English dominant.

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