LOADING ERROR LOADINGFrom Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in enrollment of students from immigrant families. As fewer people cross the U.S. border, administrators in small towns and big cities alike are reporting fewer newcomer students than usual. In San Diego, Principal Fernando Hernandez has enrolled dozens of newcomer students from across Latin America over the past couple years. AP Photo/Gregory BullThe drops in immigrant students add to strains on enrollment at many traditional public schools, which have seen overall numbers dip due to demographic changes and students opting for alternatives like private schools and homeschooling. The 6,000-student Chelsea Public Schools system has attracted Central Americans looking for affordable housing, and more recently, the state housed newly-arrived Haitians in shelters there.
