Obama's Loss on Immigration Case May Be Political Win for Party
- Appeal to Supreme Court thrusts issue into middle of campaign
- Democrats seize on court ruling to blame Republicans
President Barack Obama addresses the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 38th anniversary awards gala at the Washington Convention Center on Oct. 8, 2015, in Washington.
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A loss in federal court for President Barack Obama on immigration may be a political win for his Democratic Party.
The administration’s quick decision Tuesday to take the fight to the Supreme Court throws the case into the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign and raises the visibility of an issue that is driving the nation’s growing Latino electorate away from Republicans.