arkansas

SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- We arrived in this small city in northwest Arkansas last night, the next step in a journey that began way back in the spring, as we researched our News21 topic. While poring over the Pew Hispanic Center’s Web site, we discovered a 2005 report that documented a surprising demographic shift.

The South had become the fastest-growing region for Latino migration, with Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Tennessee all seeing triple-digit increases in their Latino populations between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.