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Nov 6, 2014 3:53pm

I believe that if the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well, Boehner, R-Ohio, said during a news conference at the Capitol today. When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself, and hes going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path.

In early September, Obama said he would delay executive action on immigration reform until after the election. One action he could take is to extend his 2012 executive action called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which kept children of undocumented immigrants from being deported if they were under age 30 and brought here before 2007.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 6, 2014.Cliff Owen/AP Photo

The American people made it clear Election Day: They want to get things done, and they dont want the president acting on a unilateral basis, Boehner added.

Although Boehner reiterated he believes its time to reform the countrys immigration laws, he would not commit to a House vote next year, even if the president agreed to delay executive action during the lame duck session of Congress.

It is time for the Congress of the United States to deal with a very difficult issue in our society, Boehner said. This immigration issue has become a political football over the last 10 years or more. Its just time to deal with it.

Boehners conference will grow by at least 13 seats, pushing the GOPs majority to its largest since 1929, but he rejected the notion that it might inspire some of his more conservative colleagues to overplay their hand.

My jobs not to get along with the president just to get along with him, Boehner said. The fact is, my job is listening to my members and listening to the American people and make their priorities our priorities.

The House is set to reconvene Nov. 12 to begin the 15-day lame duck session of Congress.

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Washington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner said President Barack Obama could get "burned" if he uses executive action to help undocumented immigrants.

There are a good number of immigration activists who feel burned that he hasn't done it already.

While they were pleased to hear Obama renew his vow Wednesday that despite Republicans' takeover of the Senate he still intends to use his executive authority to help fix the nation's broken immigration system, the message from immigrants' rights groups to the White House remains the same: They'll believe it when they see it.

Advocates of immigration reform want the president to provide deportation relief to millions of undocumented immigrants since Congress has so far failed to pass a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws. It is hard to believe that a new Republican Senate and emboldened Republican majority in the House are likely to pass a bill that would pass muster with immigration activists.

That leaves Obama and his promised executive action as immigration activists' only hope. They hope he'll keep his word.

After promising on June 30 to announce the so-called executive actions he would take by summer's end, the White House delayed the move until after the mid-term election. Activists say they are tired of waiting and are planning a series of rallies, marches, conferences and other events to urge the president not to allow politics to delay action.

"Details matter and promises have been made before," said Cristina Jimenez, managing director for immigrants' rights group United We Dream. "Our campaign to protect our communities will continue until the policy is changed in a way that includes our parents, families and neighbors."

At risk is not just the president's standing with the Latino community. Activists say this is an issue for all Democrats -- including potential 2016 candidates -- who some believe have taken Latino voters for granted. In a November poll by Latino Decisions, two-thirds of Latino voters said immigration was either the most important or one of the most important issues driving their vote this year and 60 percent of Latino registered voters who were not planning to vote said the delay in executive action made them less enthusiastic about the president and the Democratic Party. An October survey by Pew Research found that 55 percent of Latino registered voters disapproved of the way the Obama administration has handled the issue of deportations.

"The president's legacy is at stake," said Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center.

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Immigration activists wary of Obama

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Tuesday's general election has some wondering about the future of immigration reform.

Especially after the swing of power in both the U.S. House and Senate in favor of Republicans.

President Obama announced Wednesday that he would issue an executive order on immigration by the end of the year, but he hasn't said exactly what he would do.

His action will likely have an impact on thousands of families in the valley.

Like so many families, they tell me, they came here from Mexico two decades ago for better opportunities, but they entered illegally.

Now they're anxiously waiting to hear how President Obama's plans will impact their family.

A family divided by the border.

Mary-Paz Zuniga still can't talk about it; her eldest son was deported in 2009 after driving without a license.

The family fears, every day, they'll be next.

Now President Obama is promising to issue an executive order on immigration that could change things for the Zuniga's. But it's a promise they've heard before.

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Immigration activists hold banners during a rally calling for immigration reform at Lafayette Square on November 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

President Barack Obama has not ruled out an executive order to address illegal immigration reform. Those who voted in the midterm elections expressed support for granting legal status to illegal immigrants, but for most, it wasn't the issue that drove them to the polls.

According to the CBS News National Exit Poll, 57 percent of voters favor giving illegal immigrants working in the U.S. a chance to apply for legal status, while 38 percent think they should be deported. Most Democrats and independents back legal status, while most Republican voters do not. Hispanic voters are especially supportive of legal status.

Still, illegal immigration wasn't an issue at the top of most voters' minds in the midterm election. It ranked third--behind the economy and health care--as the most important issue facing the country. For Hispanic voters, who are strong supporters of path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, the economy was their top concern.

Voters who did choose illegal immigration as their priority issue overwhelmingly cast their vote for the Republican candidate for the House of Representatives, by 74 percent to 24 percent, suggesting that Republicans want something done about illegal immigration, but not necessarily the reforms that have been proposed.

While immigration may not be the top priority, a September CBS News Poll, found a slim majority of Americans (51 percent) favor President Obama taking action by executive order on immigration, if Congress does not act to address the issue. Perhaps not surprisingly, most Democrats support the President taking such action, while Republicans oppose it.

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Nov 6, 2014 3:53pm

I believe that if the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well, Boehner, R-Ohio, said during a news conference at the Capitol today. When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself, and hes going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path.

In early September, Obama said he would delay executive action on immigration reform until after the election. One action he could take is to extend his 2012 executive action called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which kept children of undocumented immigrants from being deported if they were under age 30 and brought here before 2007.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 6, 2014.Cliff Owen/AP Photo

The American people made it clear Election Day: They want to get things done, and they dont want the president acting on a unilateral basis, Boehner added.

Although Boehner reiterated he believes its time to reform the countrys immigration laws, he would not commit to a House vote next year, even if the president agreed to delay executive action during the lame duck session of Congress.

It is time for the Congress of the United States to deal with a very difficult issue in our society, Boehner said. This immigration issue has become a political football over the last 10 years or more. Its just time to deal with it.

Boehners conference will grow by at least 13 seats, pushing the GOPs majority to its largest since 1929, but he rejected the notion that it might inspire some of his more conservative colleagues to overplay their hand.

My jobs not to get along with the president just to get along with him, Boehner said. The fact is, my job is listening to my members and listening to the American people and make their priorities our priorities.

The House is set to reconvene Nov. 12 to begin the 15-day lame duck session of Congress.

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