Business groups: Obama can't act alone on immigration reform Many associations want immigration reform, but don't approve of the way President Barack Obama is going about it. In a televised speech Thursday, Obama announced he would issue an executive order that would allow more than 4 million illegal immigrants stay in the U.S. temporarily. Republicans immediately pounced on the remarks, with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) telling reporters the president has sabotaged immigration reform. That apparently was the view of many business groups, which said in statements they would rather have a solution that involved bipartisan agreement. "This executive action only… Read More