were putting this program together, the president appeared in the rose garden to announce that, fective immedialy, ndre of thousands of undocumented immigrants who arrived in the united states as children would no longer face the threat of deportation. now under certain conditions, young people under the age of 31 who came to the united states before their 16th birthday and have been here five years can work here illegally. as the president says, this is only a temporary reprieve. >> let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. it is not a permanent fix. last >> year, did in the president tells us he cou not wt heas jt do? >> with respect to the notion that i can just suspend deportations through executive order, that is not the case. >> mitt romney has been dancing around the issue for a week. on thursday, he said this to a conference of latino elected officials. >> as president, i will not settle for stopgap measures. i will work with republicans and democrats to build a long- term solution. we may not always agree, but when i make a promise to y