No Money For Approved Hotline on Immigration Crackdown
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina agency says it doesn't have the money to start a hotline and database for an immigration crackdown approved last year.

The Greenville News reported Monday that the Commission on Minority Affairs was supposed to operate a hotline to accept complaints about illegal immigrants. The plan also calls for a database to help track immigration information received by state agencies.

Commission executive director Janie Davis says the agency doesn't have the $287,000 needed to start the programs. Davis says she doesn't have the $261,000 to operate the system, either.

State Sen. Larry Martin of Pickens says the hotline and database are considered extras that would be funded if possible

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