As the nation prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, President Obama has called for immigration reform. Did yesterday's speech contain anything new? Will it unify a polarized nation or further divide it? Also, new job growth remains elusive, and the President, Emma Lazarus and the Statue of Liberty.
Banner image: President Barack Obama speaks about comprehensive immigration reform during a speech at American University School of International Service in Washington, DC, July 1, 2010. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images