Obama to rally support for immigration reform as Senate weighs bill

The president will speak shortly after 10 a.m. from the East Room of the White House, focusing on the economic and national security benefits of immigration reform, according to a White House official.

“The President will again praise the bipartisan progress that continues to be made in the Senate, which has its first floor vote on the bill this week, and highlight the broad coalition of leaders who agree that the shared principles of strengthening and increasing border security, providing an earned path to citizenship, holding employers accountable, and bringing our immigration system into the 21st century must be central to any effort,” the official said.

Attendees at the event include San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, and Tom Donahue, the president of the US Chamber of Commerce. Religious and law enforcement leaders will also be in attendance.