Some Md. Hispanic growth comes from Va.

Laws in Virginia targeting illegal immigrants and higher home prices could have contributed to the swell in Maryland’s Hispanic population over the last 10 years, some experts say. Hispanics are Maryland’s fastest-growing population and many have settled in suburban Maryland as well as Frederick and Baltimore counties.

Lisa Sturtevant, a professor at George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, noted that home prices in Northern Virginia have risen more in the last decade than they have in Montgomery or Prince George’s counties.