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| Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system. | Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system. |
| US President Barack Obama will unveil his plan, which he is enacting without Congress, in a televised address. | US President Barack Obama will unveil his plan, which he is enacting without Congress, in a televised address. |
| Republicans have argued the action is beyond his authority and relations with the president will be poisoned. | Republicans have argued the action is beyond his authority and relations with the president will be poisoned. |
| There are about 11m illegal immigrants in the US and this year children coming across the border prompted a crisis. | There are about 11m illegal immigrants in the US and this year children coming across the border prompted a crisis. |
| According to excerpts from the speech released in advance of its broadcast at 2000EST (0100GMT), the president will say what he is proposing is not amnesty. | |
| "What I'm describing is accountability - a commonsense, middle ground approach," he will say. | |
| "If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. | |
| "If you're a criminal, you'll be deported. If you plan to enter the US illegally, your chances of getting caught and sent back just went up." | |
| He will pledge to to crack down on illegal immigration at the border and require certain undocumented migrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to register to stay temporarily in the US. | He will pledge to to crack down on illegal immigration at the border and require certain undocumented migrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes in order to register to stay temporarily in the US. |
| More details include: | More details include: |
| Overall, the action could lift the threat of deportation for up to five million undocumented migrants, the White House said. | Overall, the action could lift the threat of deportation for up to five million undocumented migrants, the White House said. |
| The plan reflects "the guidance [Mr Obama] has received from the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General about everything he could do under the existing law", a senior administration official said on Thursday. | The plan reflects "the guidance [Mr Obama] has received from the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General about everything he could do under the existing law", a senior administration official said on Thursday. |
| "It's entirely consistent with the way previous presidents have exercised their executive authority." | "It's entirely consistent with the way previous presidents have exercised their executive authority." |
| Analysis: Thomas Sparrow, BBC Mundo | Analysis: Thomas Sparrow, BBC Mundo |
| Immigration reform is a topic that has nearly always come up when I have spoken to Hispanics in the United States. | Immigration reform is a topic that has nearly always come up when I have spoken to Hispanics in the United States. |
| This is obviously not the only topic that worries them - many are also concerned about jobs or healthcare - but there is no doubt that immigration is an issue that affects them personally and in many cases very deeply. | This is obviously not the only topic that worries them - many are also concerned about jobs or healthcare - but there is no doubt that immigration is an issue that affects them personally and in many cases very deeply. |
| A recent poll highlighted that a majority of Hispanics knew an undocumented migrant in their social circle, and another survey described how a quarter of Latinos knew someone who had been deported or detained for immigration reasons. | A recent poll highlighted that a majority of Hispanics knew an undocumented migrant in their social circle, and another survey described how a quarter of Latinos knew someone who had been deported or detained for immigration reasons. |
| This comes to show that far from being just an issue that is being debated among politicians in Washington, president Obama's announcement will be keenly felt in the Hispanic community throughout the country, as the threat from deportation is lifted from many families. | This comes to show that far from being just an issue that is being debated among politicians in Washington, president Obama's announcement will be keenly felt in the Hispanic community throughout the country, as the threat from deportation is lifted from many families. |
| Mr Obama has pledged for months to take steps on immigration after the Republican-led House of Representatives blocked a bipartisan immigration bill passed by the US Senate in 2013. | Mr Obama has pledged for months to take steps on immigration after the Republican-led House of Representatives blocked a bipartisan immigration bill passed by the US Senate in 2013. |
| But Republican House Speaker John Boehner has said Mr Obama is "playing with fire" if he moves ahead with his immigration plan. | But Republican House Speaker John Boehner has said Mr Obama is "playing with fire" if he moves ahead with his immigration plan. |
| On Thursday, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell - soon to head the Congressional chamber after conservatives gained control in the 4 November mid-term elections - vowed to retaliate. | On Thursday, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell - soon to head the Congressional chamber after conservatives gained control in the 4 November mid-term elections - vowed to retaliate. |
| "If President Obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes his will on the country, Congress will act," he said in a speech on the Senate floor, declining to offer further details. | "If President Obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes his will on the country, Congress will act," he said in a speech on the Senate floor, declining to offer further details. |
| Mr Obama's plan does not go as far as a Senate bill that would have provided a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants but it was never passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. | Mr Obama's plan does not go as far as a Senate bill that would have provided a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants but it was never passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. |
| The president has said he would still like to work with Congress on a comprehensive bill. | The president has said he would still like to work with Congress on a comprehensive bill. |