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:{{See also|Democrat Race Card: July 2011}}
:{{See also|Democrat Race Card: July 2011}}
===DACA===
===Immigration and DACA===
The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported,
The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported,
{{cquote|[T]he president's call for legislation that acknowledges the role of immigrants and goes beyond punishing undocumented workers will help cement a permanent political relationship between Democrats and Hispanics -- much as civil rights and voting rights legislation did for the party and African Americans in the 1960s. As a result, although the president is unlikely to press for comprehensive immigration reform this year, he has urged his allies to keep up the pressure on Republican lawmakers.}}
{{cquote|[T]he president's call for legislation that acknowledges the role of immigrants and goes beyond punishing undocumented workers will help cement a permanent political relationship between Democrats and Hispanics -- much as civil rights and voting rights legislation did for the party and African Americans in the 1960s. As a result, although the president is unlikely to press for comprehensive immigration reform this year, he has urged his allies to keep up the pressure on Republican lawmakers.}}