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Derham Jr. Case Study

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Derham Jr. was born to parents Derham Sr. and Candace Cole in Columbia, South Carolina (votesmart). From his birth, Derham Jr. had great shoes to fill. His father, Derham Sr., represented Spartanburg in the South Carolina General Assembly (sccourts.org). Not only representing the thirty-second district in South Carolina, Derham Sr. was also elected as honorable Resident Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit (sccourts.org). The standards were set high in Derham Jr.’s house. Partially the reason the bar was set so high was the Cole’s Lutheran faith. Derham Jr.’s spirituality drove him to strive towards perfection, all in the name of the Lord. Growing up, Derham Jr. excelled while studying at the University of South Carolina. Upon his completion …show more content…

In the South Carolina legislature, that has been a main topic as well. The South Carolina legislators have been in a tough debate over whether to “establish an illegal immigration enforcement unit within the state law enforcement division.” (scstatehouse.gov) If this bill did not pass then that would give less supervision over the issue of undocumented aliens in South Carolina. It is estimated that there are over 70,000 undocumented immigrants living in South Carolina alone. This ultimately costs the South Carolina taxpayer over $390,000,000.00 (newsmax.com). The burden put on the tax payer is ultimately too much to leave upon the South Carolina residents as South Carolina is one of the poorer states in the nation. The illegal immigration problem that is ruining the state leaves less jobs in the market available for South Carolinians. Ultimately, when the South Carolina legislators voted on the bill it passed with a vote of 89-5 (scstatehouse.gov). With this bill passing that makes South Carolina more conscientious about the illegal immigration problem. The immigration unit established in the state enforcement unit will draw closer ties to the citizens of South Carolina. The people will not have to rely on the government for involvement, rather it will draw closer ties to the people allowing more citizen involvement. Through this bill, Derham has fulfilled his promise of listening to the people of South Carolina and dealing with the illegal immigration

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