The Dream Act, which would provide a path to citizenship for young immigrants, and immigration changes are now high priorities.
Like the president, Ms. Munoz responded that the administration has no choice but to follow the current law, and said that is part of the motivation for broad immigration changes that would give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
She pointed to a free trade agreement with Chile and continuing talks about immigration changes.
A survey finds small companies favor immigration changes that would provide a path to citizenship.
The president's trip to Texas was his fifth event in four weeks to promote comprehensive immigration changes.
California's former governor, Gray Davis, said Proposition 187 rippled outwards, leading to some federal immigration changes in 1996.
He warned that without a deal between business and labor, the whole push for immigration changes could fail.
Mr. Farenthold embodies the challenge for advocates of major immigration changes as they press the issue in the House.
The platform, dealing with issues like poverty, hate crimes and immigration changes, is intended to educate the parties and help Asian-Americans judge candidates.
He has tried before — and failed — to push immigration changes through Congress, where political divisions on the issue run much deeper than party lines.
A group of immigrant students are on a four-month-long trek from Miami to Washington to press the Obama administration to move faster on immigration changes.
