After Congress failed to act , Obama is considering executive actions on immigration issues . He could use deferrals to shield some undocumented immigrants from deportation . `` As Mr. Obama himself said last fall : 'If , in fact , I could solve all these problems without passing laws in Congress , then I would do so . Immigration advocates are pushing Obama to act broadly to slow down immigration . But the questions are what can Obama do legally and does he have the political capital ?
After Congress failed to act , Obama is considering executive actions on immigration issues . He could use deferrals to shield some undocumented immigrants from deportation . Immigration advocates are pushing Obama to act broadly to slow down immigration . But the questions are what can Obama do legally and does he have the political capital ?