White House Will Not Rule Out Executive Action On Immigration

"The White House on Tuesday would not categorically rule out future executive actions to address immigration, while continuing to maintain "there is not" anything the president could do in lieu of congressional action on comprehensive reform...Obama has come under pressure from immigration activists, who have challenged the president to act unilaterally now that a comprehensive immigration bill appears stalled in the House." Justin Sink in The Hill.

More immigration hecklers for Obama. "Hecklers interrupted President Barack Obama during a speech on Monday to demand he halt deportations, which have risen to record levels during his time in the White House..."So the easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like I can do something by violating our laws," he continued. "What I'm proposing is the harder path, which is to use our democratic process to achieve the same goal that you want to achieve. But it won't be as easy as just shouting. It requires us lobbying and getting it done."" Elise Foley in The Huffington Post.

Immigration advocates' last-ditch pitch. "For now, the argument will be pressed directly to ambitious members by advocates armed with their own polls and demographic data cross-referenced to voter trends -- as well as the unspoken suggestion of support from soon-to-be-less-occupied billionaire Michael Bloomberg and other individuals and groups backing reform. Those pushing for fast action on reform argue that failing to back immigration reform -- and allowing the issue to bleed into 2014, and therefore probably into 2015 and beyond -- could serve as a disqualifying factor for House Republicans in races for governor or senator or even attorney general and other statewide positions." Edward-Isaac Dovere in Politico.