1. (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/politics/obama-issues-call-for-immigration-overhaul.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hpw)
2. On Tuesday (Jan. 29) President Obama voiced his efforts to a group of Las Vegas high school students, most of whom were Hispanic, towards new immigration policies. Even though Congress is still debating on what should be implemented, they are ferociously working to agree on immigration laws that will benefit both "old" and "new" Americans.
3. A formal, enumerated power of the President is has to address Congress with a State of The Union, a speech on what policies he would like to focus on and which are most important. In the upcoming State of The Union address, President Obama could/most likely will put a strong emphasis on immigration laws, highlighting the importance of that policy.
4. An informal power of the president is that he is extremely popular and admired among the American people. Because he has the support of so many Hispanic voters he will be able to show Congress that new immigration laws are important to the people.
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