Alabama Enrollment Apparently Unaffected By Immigration Reform

The Associated Press (8/17) reports that despite tougher immigration laws, Hispanic students are still enrolling in Alabama schools. So far "officials say it appears the school year is beginning with about the same number of Hispanic children who were in class at the end of the last academic year," before the governor signed new immigration legislation. Last year roughly 4.5 % of Alabama's 741,043 K-12 students were Hispanic.