Plausible deniability.
Via Washington Examiner:
President Obama Friday dismissed Republican warnings against taking executive action on immigration reform, telling GOP leaders his unilateral plan is “going to happen before the end of the year” unless they pass a bill of their own.
“There has been ample opportunity for Congress to pass a bipartisan immigration bill that would strengthen our borders, improve the legal immigration system,” Obama said during a press conference in Myanmar, part of a weeklong trip to Asia.
“It passed out of the Senate,” he added. “I gave the House over a year to at least give a vote to the Senate bill. They failed to do so.”