2013 was a year marked by intense mobilizations, fasts, and other actions calling for comprehensive immigration reform. Although a bill was not made into law, advocates are pushing to register Latino voters and say they think 2014 could be the year of immigration reform. From Washington, D.C., José López Zamorano has this summary of news from 2013 and projections of what’s to come in this crucial election year, around immigration reform, unemployment benefits, and the Affordable Care Act.

Despite freezing temperatures across the East Coast, the hunger strikers outside the Capitol Building keep demanding that Congress vote on immigration reform. With no response from the Republican leadership, union leader Eliseo Medina called for a national fast from December 1st to 3rd to raise consciousness around the country. José López Zamorano has more from Washington, D.C.