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The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Margaret George, a retired widower raising her three young grandchildren in a trailer in Whispering Ranch, Arizona, says her family wouldn't survive without federal help to pay for electricity.

Congress hasn't even concluded debate on immigration reform, let alone passed legislation that would extend legal status to immigrants now living in the country unlawfully.

FAIRFAX, Va. Representative Matt Salmon recently introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would limit the number of terms that a member of Congress may serve to three in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate.

Organizers are directing supporters to lobby lawmakers for a proposed immigration bill that would create a path toward citizenship for 11 million immigrants illegally in the country.

Jessica Boehm Cronkite News PHOENIX - Putting herself through school, Shayna Stevens relies heavily on student loans to pursue a degree in secondary education at Northern Arizona University .

The election season is barely behind them, but freshmen Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Flagstaff, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, have both raised more than $300,000 toward possible re-election bids in 2014, according to Federal Election Commission filings.