As long as they are actively working to be better at english (opposed to seeing it as a bother) and resorting to their native tounge when they're stuck, then I don't see it as an issue.
If they use english begrudgingly and speak different languages whenever possible, then it would bother me for the reasons you specified.
You have the right to be treated like everyone else (read: those with english as a first language) but you still have the responsibility to everyone else to speak passable english.
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