Today’s Times
- Republicans are betting that the deep-seated resistance to immigration overhaul from their party’s base will have less impact because of the dire electoral consequences of continuing to take a hard line on the issue, Michael D. Shear reports.
- Four senators will introduce a bill on Tuesday that would address one dysfunctional aspect of the immigration system: a shortage of visas for highly skilled immigrants working in science and technology fields, Julia Preston writes. Lawmakers who have shied away from the issue in recent years are now offering proposals that they are framing as practical solutions to fix a failing system.
- An announcemnt from the State Department appears to signal that the Obama administration does not currently see the closing of the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as a realistic priority, despite repeated statements that it still intends to do so, Charlie Savage reports.
 Around the Web
- The 2012 Democratic National Convention gave Charlotte, N.C., an economic boost of $163.3 million, making it the largest event in the city’s history, Politico reports.
- Fox News paid Sarah Palin more than $15 per word, Smart Politics reports.
 Happenings in Washington
- Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer ! and rights activist from China, will receive the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize at a ceremony at the Capitol Visitor Center attended by the actor Richard Gere who is on the advisory board of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice.
