Nuestro Futuro, Part 9: Latino Impact

The growing Latino populations is having an impact on the economy. Some say it is positive, others disagree. Whatever we think of immigration, no one can deny that people come here to make a better life for themselves and their children.

Standards

• 8-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
  • 8-7.0 Changes that took place in the United States during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries revitalized the economy and challenged traditional society and politics in South Carolina. To understand the response of South Carolina to the...
    • 8-7.4 Summarize key economic issues in present-day South Carolina, including the decline of the textile industry, the states continuing right-to-work status, the changes in agricultural emphasis, the growing globalization and foreign investment, the in...
• 8.5 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of world events on South Carolina and the United States from 1929 to present.
  • 8.5.CC Analyze the continuities and changes in South Carolinas identity resulting from the civic participation of different individuals and groups of South Carolinians.
  • 8.5.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the cultural changes in South Carolina and the U.S.