President Barack Obama poses with Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan and Emily Estefan. JOE REILLY

President Barack Obama attended a fundraiser at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami on Thursday, April 15, 2010. Applauding his brief summary of the past year, from the left, are Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, of New Smyrna Beach, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

President Barack Obama greets Democratic supporters who attended a fundraiser at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

A group of protesters demonstrate on the street as President Obama speaks at the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

President Obama's motorcade crosses the MacArthur Causeway in route to the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

Local motorcycle law enforcement officers wait to escort President Obama outside the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami. PEDRO PORTAL / EL NUEVO HERALD STAFF

Gloria and Emilio Estefan give President Obama letters from the mother of the deceased dissident Zapata & one from hunger striker Farinas. DAVID NARANJO / PHOTO BY DAVID NARANJO

Gloria and Emilio Estefan introduce President Barack Obama. DAVID NARANJO / PHOTO BY DAVID NARANJO

President Obama speaks at a fundraiser in the Estefan's house. DAVID NARANJO / PHOTO BY DAVID NARANJO