using their last name. the family landed in new york city, where jordan started his educational journey. at ps 51 elementary school in manhattan, jordan is 1 of 34000 migrant kids enrolled in new york city schools in the past 18 months. >> who is this? say grandma. >> grandma. >> reporter: their first lesson comes in liz pearson's english as a new language, or enl class. >> some of them have surprisingly a lot of languages, or different languages. and some of them are starting at zero. >> reporter: how do you get them to a kind latch on? >> a lot of life smiling and laughing to make them feel comfortable. >> reporter: some lawmakers are worried about overcrowded classroom and the cost it has on education. the move has not been easy for this young family. >> [speaking spanish]

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