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SC yet to fund enforcement mechanisms Columbia -- A hotline and database called for in last year's huge immigration reform law has yet to start because the agency assigned to do the work hasn't been given the money. Janie Davis, executive director for the state Commission on Minority Affairs, said the agency was supposed to operate a hotline to accept complaints and information about illegal immigrants. The database was supposed to help track immigration information received by all state agencies. But she said without the $287,287 needed for startup costs, the agency can't begin the work. The Greenville News (SC)

Influx of foreign labor alarms SC health officials Health officials reach out to migrant workers The swine flu appears to have arrived in South Carolina just as the state's farmers are bringing in thousands of workers from Mexico... SC enforcement crackdown lacks funds Columbia -- The director of the state agency responsible for enforcing South Carolina's mammoth new immigration law says her department doesn't have the money needed to fully enforce it. Adrienne... SC anti-smuggling law finds first use A Michigan woman with six Hispanic males in her minivan, $4,000 in cash and a ledger of 15 names with monetary values listed next to them is believed to be...

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SC lawmakers eye unlicensed drivers

People who drive without a license would face much tougher penalties if some local lawmakers have their way. Seven members of the S.C. House of Representatives, including five from the Lowcountry, are sponsoring a bill that would increase the fines...
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SC county sheriff frets link between illegals, crime

Charleston, SC -- They were once considered mainly the target of crimes but are undocumented immigrants becoming more and more the perpetrator of crimes? 'The longer we have seen them they have now begun to commit crimes to a great...
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Suspected illegal accused of SC murder

Charleston, SC -- An arrest is now the beginning of closure for those close to 40 year old Helen Hancock. 'It's a long road, I just feel you take it day by day,' Stephen Nixon, a friend of Hancock said....
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SC county enforcement measure stalls

A flood of opposition from Latino business leaders has stalled a county proposal to require all businesses to register for the first time in part because owners would also have to sign an affidavit saying they don't employ illegal immigrants....
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SC county targets employers of illegal aliens

Roughly 11,500 local businesses could soon be required to register with the county and pay a $15 fee under a long-debated program that county officials say would help them shut down troublesome nightclubs and companies that knowingly employ illegal immigrants....
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