See e.g. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/08/obamas-immigration-nuclear-option-stopping-deportations-unilaterally/279138/ and http://www.voanews.com/content/us-immigration-reform-battle-has-electoral-implications/1739199.html.   CIR discussions are heating up, and it could come to a decision by mid-term elections in November.