But it was not a political move according to his top adviser.

Via The Hill:

President Obama’s decision to change to his administration’s deportation policies has energized Hispanic voters in five critical swing-states that have large Latino populations.

In Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia, 49 percent of Latino voters said the policy made them more enthusiastic about Obama, compared to 14 percent who were less enthusiastic, according to a Latino Decisions-America’s Voice poll conducted over the weekend.

Obama announced on Friday that his administration would stop deporting illegal immigrants who come to the country at a young age and meet certain requirements.

Ahead of Obama’s announcement, polls showed presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney narrowing the gap with the president in those five states.