“I’ve heard not to expect anything until toward the end of August. They’ve been listening to suggestions by advocates over what could be done. The president has yet to make a decision about what steps he plans to take,” said Brent Wilkes, national executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the president makes some kind of announcement before the end of August, prior to the Congress returning.”…
“After what the House GOP did yesterday, it marks a long stream of failures to deal with the issue or deal with it responsibly. They have reaffirmed time and time again that the president needs to stem in and we believe that, the president needs to step in,” said Clarissa Martínez-De-Castro, deputy vice president of advocacy and legislation at the National Council of La Raza.
“They have said since earlier this year that they were going to look at the end of the summer if Congress didn’t move,” she added. “The deportation issue has been something that’s been in people’s mind for a very long time.”
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