The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network, prepares for his MSNBC show PoliticsNation in January. Shiho Fukada for NPR hide caption

Eagle Scout Zach Wahls delivers cartons of petitions to the Boys Scouts of America national board meeting in Orlando, Fla., last May, calling for an end to anti-gay discriminatory practices. Helping to carry the cartons are Mark Anthony Dingbaum and Christine Irvine of Change.org. Barbara Liston/Reuters/Landov hide caption

President Obama's speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday on the country's immigration system was as notable for what was said as for what wasn't. Isaac Brekken/AP hide caption

Five of the eight senators who proposed a bipartisan plan for an immigration overhaul attend a Capitol Hill news conference Monday. From left are John McCain of Arizona, Chuck Schumer of New York, Marco Rubio of Florida, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Dick Durbin of Illinois. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network (NAN), prepares to leave its corporate office for the WWRL radio station in New York, January 11. Shiho Fukada for NPR hide caption

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the new House Judiciary Committee chairman, is a former immigration attorney who has taken a hard line against Democratic proposals. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

People wait in line to vote at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus on Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images hide caption

A crowd crosses the street in midtown Manhattan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

Employees with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency search Guatemalan immigrants before they are put aboard a deportation flight to Guatemala City on June 24, 2011, in Mesa, Ariz. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

The National Urban League's Marc Morial (center) joins other civic leaders speaking outside the White House after they met with President Obama last month. Toby Jorrin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In 2006, then-President George W. Bush signs the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, on the South Lawn of the White House. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and 20 House members make up the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Here, Menendez speaks in September in Sayreville, N.J. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on Nov. 9. Boehner has said Republican House leaders and Obama "can find the common ground" on immigration policy. Allison Shelley/Getty Images hide caption

Latino supporters hold up signs as they attend a campaign rally for President Obama at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver on Oct. 4. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images hide caption

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers the keynote address during last month's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Christie's election in 2009 was part of the first wave of Republican gubernatorial victories. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

The MGM Grand Detroit is one of three resort casinos that have opened in the city since 1999. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

Occupy Wall Street activist Jason Woody listens to a speaker during a rally before the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 27. Steve Nesius/Reuters/Landov hide caption