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There are reports in the United States that President Barack Obama could move on immigration reform as early as next week.

The President's plan would potentially protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

President Obama has repeatedly said that he would take executive action to "fix" the country's "broken" immigration system, if Congress did not pass a bill to do so.

Speaking after the midterm elections last week, Barack Obama warned that he would issue an Executive Order before the end of the year.

The Republican party - which now controls both houses of Congress - warned that if he did so, he would destroy any relationship with them.

It is understood that the main part of the President's order would allow undocumented immigrants who are the parents of American citizens or legal residents to stay in the United States, by issuing them with legal work papers.

Any such plan would be retro-active and would only apply to undocumented people who had been living illegally in the United States for a set number of years, reportedly anywhere between 5 or 10 years.

The President has also spoken in the past about changing the visa system to make it easier for immigrants with high-tech skills to work in the United States, and it is understood that his Executive Action will also address this.

Mr Obama has previously said that he does not want to "just wait" when he could take action to improve the situation for millions of people who had travelled to the United States for a better life, and were anxious to play a full part in US society.

The President is currently travelling through Asia and will return to the United States on Sunday, so an announcement is not expected before then.

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Washington (CNN) -- Months after President Barack Obama announced he would bypass lawmakers to take immigration action on his own, the time is nearing when millions of undocumented immigrants will learn their new fate.

The White House has vowed to take action before the end of the year, meaning Obama's immigration announcement could come as soon as he returns from a diplomatic trip to Asia early next week. But with lame duck legislative wrangling underway on Capitol Hill, the president's advisers could also wait until next month.

While not specifying when Obama might make his move, the White House said Thursday he's nearing a final decision on how to repair a system both Republicans and Democrats admit needs fixing.

And while officials say the specifics of what he will announce haven't been finalized, the broad contours of a potential plan that eases deportations for millions of undocumented immigrants have been floated by immigration groups for months.

For the multitude of groups who are watching the process unfold, the moment is charged.

"Without hesitation I can say the level of anticipation is intense. We were hoping this would happen in September," said Clarissa Martinez, deputy vice president of the National Council of La Raza. "It's long overdue. The sooner the better."

Millions affected

An expansion of Obama's "deferred action" program (DACA) that went into place in the summer of 2012 is considered by immigration activists a likely component of Obama's immigration action. DACA delayed deportation proceedings for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States by their parents as children.

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James Foley needed to show people what war looked like.

It was his calling to travel to some of the most dangerous places in the world, camera in tow, so people back home could see the danger, the conflict, the hatred that boiled over daily. ... Subscribe or log in to read more

James Foley needed to show people what war looked like.

It was his calling to travel to some of the most dangerous places in the world, camera in tow, so people back home could see the danger, the conflict, the hatred that boiled over daily.

More than any adrenaline rush, he was drawn to these regions out of his compassion for the poor, the disadvantaged and the innocent in war-torn regions, his parents said.

The more Jim saw, the more he was drawn to it, his mother, Diane Foley, said.

Last night, James Foley was honored with the Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award, one of the highest honors for New Hampshire journalists.

Were very honored. I think Jim would have been, his mother said. Jim believed very passionately for freedom of the press. We are very proud of the work he was doing. It is vital to a democracy.

Foley was kidnapped Nov. 22, 2012, in Syria and killed 21 months later, Aug. 19, by Islamic State forces.

His murder was broadcast for the world to see and began to galvanize U.S. efforts to stop terrorists known as ISIS.

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