Democratic leaders are using a mixture of pressure and persuasion to get Hispanic Democrats in the “yes” column when it comes to the vote on healthcare.

When U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and his aides walked into Cardinal Daniel DiNardo's conference room at the Catholic Chancery one afternoon three weeks ago to talk about immigration reform, they were greeted by the archbishop, Lutheran Bishop Michael Rinehart and a dozen rabbis and clergy members from a variety of denominations.

President Obama, Democratic leaders and Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham met Thursday at the White House to discuss immigration reform and Iowa Rep. Steve King weighed in:

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) used a Thursday meeting with President Barack Obama on immigration reform to warn him that the issue “could come to a halt for the year” if Democrats use reconciliation to pass health care reform.

President Barack Obama on Thursday committed to helping to produce a framework for bipartisan immigration reform legislation by March 21 and vowed to press for Senate action on the issue during a hastily called meeting with grass-roots activists.

Health care, new financial regulations and energy legislation are pending in Congress -- and today President Obama is hearing about a new immigration bill.

Local immigrant rights activists want to put an end to a rumor they say has caused panic among illegal immigrants.

The Chicago City Council demanded today that President Obama deliver on his broken campaign promise to deliver comprehensive immigration reform.

As the midterm election season creeps in, President Barack Obama is climbing out from under the health care reform debate to remind his Democratic base that he hasn’t forgotten about their priorities, despite broken promises about delivering in his first year in office.

Heading into Thursday’s meeting at the White House on immigration, Sen. Chuck Schumer — the Democrats' point man on the issue — says he's "optimistic" about producing legislation this year on the hot-button issue.