President Obama will announce an overhaul of immigration rules during a Thursday night address . Obama will follow the announcement with a speech detailing his plan Friday in Las Vegas . The White House has said it is considering several options for reforming U.S. immigration policy, including granting legal status to millions more undocumented immigrants and providing work permits or visas to those who are here legally. Altering the age restrictions on that action could allow hundreds of thousands more people to remain in the United States . Republicans have warned that Obama 's executive order could stall all legislative work .
President Obama will announce an overhaul of immigration rules during a Thursday night address . Obama will follow the announcement with a speech detailing his plan Friday in Las Vegas . The White House has said it is considering several options for reforming U.S. immigration policy, including granting legal status to millions more undocumented immigrants and providing work permits or visas to those who are here legally. Republicans have warned that Obama 's executive order could stall all legislative work .