Alabama school first to have Latino majority

Here at Facing South, we have closely followed the rapidly changing demographics of the South. In particular, the South has one of the fastest-growing new immigrant populations, which will be changing the face of the region's culture and politics for years to come.

States like Texas and Florida -- and more recently Georgia and North Carolina -- receive a lot of attention in the immigration debate, but the South's transformation can be felt everywhere, as this news clip from Alabama reveals:

When school begins in August a North Alabama school will likely make state education history.

Collinsville is located in Southern Dekalb County and has had a large Hispanic population for years now.

This school year Collinsville K-12 grades will become the first school in the state to have a Hispanic majority.

Hispanics have been drawn to the area in recent years for jobs at a local nursing home and at a poultry processing plant located in the community.