DA passing this year is just wishful thinking. There is no momentum at all, and we had greater exposure last year and it still did not pass. The earliest I can see this getting any sort of momentum would be next year before the election when Obama will seriously try to garner Latino votes. Believe it or not we are mere puppets to politicians. The only person I believe who cares strongly about this issue is Durbin and Guttierez. If Obama cared enough, aside from trying to get Latino votes, he would've done more for us like he did for Healthcare reform, which I believe was a huge undertaking that had a slim chance of passing compared to the DA but it passed because he fought really hard for it. But, we work with what we have and try and get him to understand by getting our friends, families, and fellow immigrants to speak out on behalf of us and other undocumented/overstay immigrants.
I still believe that a huge number of immigrants coming to DC asking for a change is one of the best thing we can do to gain the media's attention, which is key in getting the words out. Music artist are good exposure to get our hands on if anyone has connection. Lady GaGa did it for DADT, which believe me helped them tremendously in getting people's attention. Now, Oprah would be golden, but again, that is wishful thinking.