South Carolina Guide for Tourist

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Santa Elena was settled by families transplanted from Spain. The local economy was dominated by farmers, artisans, and merchants, but poor land, a lack of supplies, and increasingly hostile relations with local Native American groups (largely as result of the community’s poor leadership) resulted in the settlement’s abandonment in 1576. In an effort to thwart French designs on the area and to reduce attacks on Spanish fleets, Spain established a new fort, San Marcos, near the former Fort San Felipe in 1577. In the next few years, a new influx of Spanish colonists rebuilt Santa Elena. They farmed better land

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Response to Latino Migration While a number of middle-class Latino professionals live in South Carolina, the majority of Latinos are new, working-class migrants. Some observers are quick to point out the positive economic impact this new low-wage workforce has had in the state particularly in sustaining South Carolina’s construction, poultry processing, hospitality, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors. Others point to Latinos’ buying power, estimated at $3.5 billion for the Mexican migrant population alone in 2006.7 In recent years, however, a growing number of South Carolinians have charged that working-class Latino migrants in the state act as a drain on resources, especially

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