President Obama is vowing to take executive action on immigration reform before the end of the year. In a news conference one day after the Republicans’ midterm victory, Obama said he had waited long enough.

President Obama: “I think it’s fair to say I’ve shown a lot of patience and have tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as possible, and I’m going to keep on doing so. But in the meantime, let’s figure out what we can do lawfully through executive actions to improve the functioning of the existing system.”

Obama had previously vowed to take executive action before the end of the summer, but then delayed his move until after the midterms. Although he offered no details, Obama’s executive action will likely include a reprieve to slow his record-breaking deportations.