(CNN) -- President Barack Obama says
he's postponing executive action on immigration until after November's
elections because it would be "more sustainable" then.
Speaking
to NBC's Chuck Todd, Obama said the immigration debate was affected by concerns
over the large number of unaccompanied children from Latin America flocking to
the U.S. border.
"The
truth of the matter is that the politics did shift mid-summer because of that
problem," he said.
"What
I'm saying is that I'm going to act because it's the right thing for the
country," Obama said. "But it's going to be more sustainable and more
effective if the public understands what the facts are on immigration, what we've
done on unaccompanied children and why it's necessary."
The
decision to postpone means any political repercussions for trying to reform the
immigration system by himself would
come after the congressional midterm contests.
Obama
still "will do something before the end of the year" on the issue, a
White House official told CNN on Saturday.
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