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It's not easy to get a handle on the swirling debate over border security and illegal immigration when the headlines jerk you from one direction to another. Every day, the debate becomes more twisted, blurred, lost. Instead of clarity, we are left with sound bites and stereotypes, especially around election time: images of day laborers on street corners; of immigrants straining schools and hospital emergency rooms; of endless waves of Latinos threatening ''American'' culture. The truth is illegal immigration is not a one-dimensional issue. It is enormously complex. Beginning today, The Arizona Republic in a four-day series takes a snapshot of immigration issues by examining who is coming over the border, what role immigrants play in the economy, their impact on Arizona's culture and proposals for stemming illegal immigration. Today's installment looks at the new norm for undocumented immigrants. The stereotype of an undocumented immigrant goes something like this. advertisement