By Kathleen Hennessey | Los Angeles Times
Obama to delay action on immigration until after election, White House official says
Amid pressure from Democrats worried about political backlash, President Obama will delay his promised executive actions to overhaul the immigration system until later this year, a White House official said Saturday.
The decision is a clear reversal from late June, when Obama, frustrated by congressional deadlock on the issue, vowed to use the power of his office to make changes at the end of the summer. White House officials had signaled that Obama was considering drastic changes that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to temporarily avoid deportation.
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