Obama Eyes Limits of Executive Power in Immigration Move

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President Barack Obama is surveying the boundaries of his power after repeatedly promising to act on his own to address the nation’s immigration policy.

As he considers whether to expand his earlier directive easing deportations or move to let some undocumented immigrants in the U.S. get work permits, Obama won’t be able to make the fundamental changes he’s been pushing for since taking office.