The Big Conversation:

The fiscal cliff still looms large, but the Obama administration appears to have quietly begun moving on the next great debate about to hit Washington: immigration.

As Politico reports today, President Barack Obama this week told top Hispanic leaders in a conference call that he'd tackle immigration reform as soon as a deal on the fiscal crisis is reached.

Behind the scenes, the administration has already begun sketching plans for what Politico calls a "campaign-style operation" to mobilize voters, as well as religious leaders and law enforcement officials, behind a comprehensive reform bill that Congress is ...

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