Undocumented immigrants feel left out after U.S. President Barack Obama announced last Saturday that the expected changes in the immigration policy will be delayed.

Pro-immigration groups have expressed their dismay and said that the Obama's decision to pursue the issue only after the November election is a political move that could leave immigrants in the dark for a long time.

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PICO National Network, one of the largest organizations that fight for immigrant rights, expresseed their disappointment in a statement.

Eddie Carmona, campaign manager of PICO National Network, said that the odds of Obama and his administration letting undocumented immigrants down are high.

Carmona said that the president's decision to delay the changes only shows that undocumented U.S. immigrants are just pawns trapped in the political process.

Another pro-immigrants group, Voice of America, said in a statement that they are bitterly disappointed in Obama. Frank Sherry, the group's executive director, said that the decision not to address the immigration problem only shows that Obama and Democrat lawmakers chose politics over the needs of their people.

Amid Obama's decision, Sherry remains hopeful that Obama will address the immigration issue after the November elections.

Also, the United Farm Workers president Arturo Rodriguez firmly said that "justice delayed is justice denied". Rodriguez added that the president broke his promise to millions of immigrants who look up to him in leading the issue that Republicans are trying to block.

Rodriguez said that they would keep fighting and organizing to achieve the needed reforms.

On June 30, the president promised that he would be taking matters into his own hands and implement reforms before the summer ends. If the reforms push through, the federal government will give almost 11 million undocumented immigrants U.S. citizenship, some of whom either entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas.

Last year, Senate Democrats passed immigration reform policies, but have been stalled because of border security issues.

Aside from immigrants reacting, members of the senate also expressed their opinions. House Speaker John Boehner said that the decision of Obama to delay the reform is all about politics. He noted that the president did not abandon the idea and will be getting back to it again after the elections.

Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, suggested that the President is just going around the law because his party does not want to be held accountable before the elections.

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