In this March 21, 2009 photo, Julian Castro smiles at his campaign headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Mayor Julian Castro has sat with President Barack Obama, and is feted as a rising political star on the national landscape. Not bad for a first-year mayor who has quietly avoided divisive national issues _ until Arizona’s new immigration law came along. He’s facing his first heat since taking office, for a resolution condemning the strict anti-illegal immigration law. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Kin Man Hui)