Something special happens during the summer. Spanish-speaking students – the majority of them Mexican immigrants – converge in one building just to study the English language. Some are brand new to the country, while others have been here for a while. Irving Primary School hosted about 140 of these kids in the summer program that ended Tuesday. The Journal Star visited with four children who attended Irving this summer – the Espinozas and two brothers who just arrived in June – to learn what it’s like to move to a strange land, go to school before you even know the language, and hope to make friends while doing it. \

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