AdvertisementFederal-State Tug Of War: Drawing The Lines In Immigration OverhaulDecember 17, 2012Debbie ElliottfacebookEmailMaria Lola Melisio, 18, entered the U.S. illegally with her mother when she was 7. Now she's an undocumented resident living in Alabama, which has one of the country's toughest immigration laws. (NPR)