And does being transparent include telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Why not just say I am not doing anything now, but will before year-end and not tell a fib: Obama Delays Executive Action on Immigration Until After Elections - President Cites Border Crisis as Major Reason for Delay

From The Wall Street Journal:

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said Saturday he plans to put off executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections, citing the surge of undocumented children who flooded the U.S. border with Mexico this summer as a major reason for the delay.

The decision is a nod to Democrats in tough Senate races who had complained the executive action could hurt their campaigns. Many of them have been attacked for policies their Republican opponents say led to this summer's border crisis.