As a wave of immigrant students is hitting the entire Miami-Dade County Public Schools system, the ESOL classes, or English for Speakers of Other Languages, are packed at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School.

“We’re getting a huge influx of immigrants coming to our school,” said the principal, Maritza Jimenez.

At Hialeah Gardens Senior High School alone, 144 students from foreign nations have enrolled so far this school year.